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Gubbion's Hall moated site

England
List entry 1016802
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016802
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.48 hectares
Grid reference
TL 73599 17761
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Gubbion's Hall moated site is a medieval moated homestead located in Essex, England. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat which formerly enclosed a domestic residence and its associated agricultural buildings, representing a form of settlement characteristic of the medieval period in eastern England. Moated sites of this type, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, served both practical and defensive purposes, with the water-filled ditch providing protection and drainage whilst also denoting the status and semi-fortified nature of the residence. The site preserves important archaeological evidence of medieval rural settlement patterns and domestic organisation in Essex.

Gubbion's Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016802. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gubbion's Hall moated site?

Gubbion's Hall moated site is a medieval moated homestead located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016802.

Who is responsible for protecting Gubbion's Hall moated site?

Gubbion's Hall moated site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016802.

What other scheduled monuments are near Gubbion's Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and two fishponds at Black Notley churchyard, 20m east of St Peter's and St Paul's Church (3.9 km), Great Loyes moated site and fishpond (4.3 km), Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez (4.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site and two fishponds at Black Notley churchyard, 20m east of St Peter's and St Paul's Church
3.9 km
Great Loyes moated site and fishpond
4.3 km
Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez
4.3 km
Henge 300m ENE of Newbarns Farm
5.6 km
Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner
5.9 km
Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall
7.9 km
Porter's Hall moated site
8.2 km
Bocking windmill
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Gubbion's Hall moated site

Gubbion's Hall moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Gubbion's Hall moated site

ColchesterRoman town · ~16.8 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~21.3 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~11.1 miles
Domesday entry for Moulsham, Essex →
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