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Hextall moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure alongside associated fishponds, features typical of high-status medieval settlement and land management. The moated site likely dates to the medieval period, reflecting the importance of such defensive or prestige domestic enclosures among the medieval gentry and nobility. The fishponds represent the integration of water management for both practical sustenance and ornamental purposes characteristic of medieval manorial estates.
Hextall moated site and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007618. View the official record →
Hextall moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007618.
Hextall moated site and fishponds 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 1007618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory (2 km), Knightley Dale moated site (4.4 km), Berry Ring hillfort (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hextall moated site and fishponds'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.
Hextall moated site and fishponds stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.