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Harlescott Grange moated site is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a common defensive and status-bearing feature of medieval gentry settlements dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat survives as an earthwork feature defining the former precinct of the grange, reflecting the agricultural and residential functions typical of such establishments. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land management in the English Midlands.
Harlescott Grange moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019297. View the official record →
Harlescott Grange moated site is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019297.
Harlescott Grange 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 1019297.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) (3.6 km), Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad (3.8 km), Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Harlescott Grange moated site'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.
Harlescott Grange moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.