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Hall Bank moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Wybunbury in Cheshire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding an elevated central platform, characteristic of moated homesteads typical of the medieval period in the North West of England. Such moated sites, generally dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, served as defended residences for minor landholders and gentry, combining domestic and agricultural functions within their enclosed boundaries. The preservation of the earthwork at Hall Bank provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Cheshire countryside.
Hall Bank moated site, Wybunbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012118. View the official record →
Hall Bank moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Wybunbury in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012118.
Hall Bank moated site, Wybunbury 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 1012118.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of the church of St Chad (0.2 km), Moated site 300m SE of St Chad's Church (0.3 km), Reaseheath moated site and two annexes (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hall Bank moated site, Wybunbury's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hall Bank moated site, Wybunbury stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.