Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHaslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway

Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway

England
List entry 1013283
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013283
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.17 hectares
Grid reference
TL 40503 52209, TL 40555 52315
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Haslingfield Hall is a post-medieval moated site located in Cambridgeshire, England, representing a substantial domestic settlement from the sixteenth century onwards. The monument comprises the moated enclosure itself, alongside formal garden remains, a bridge, park wall and gateway, which together testify to the organised layout and status of the hall and its grounds. The moat, a defining feature of medieval and post-medieval elite residences, provided both practical and symbolic significance, while the associated landscape elements demonstrate the investment in formal gardens and parkland typical of gentry estates during this period. The site's archaeological and standing remains offer important evidence for the development of post-medieval domestic architecture and estate management in the region.

Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013283. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway?

Haslingfield Hall is a post-medieval moated site located in Cambridgeshire, England, representing a substantial domestic settlement from the sixteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013283.

Who is responsible for protecting Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway?

Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway 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 1013283.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 170m south west of Tyrell's Hall (4.9 km), Settlement site SE of West Hill (5.5 km), The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat (6.8 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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway

Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway

CambridgeRoman town · ~5 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~8.4 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~14.9 miles