Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes

Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes

England
List entry 1011067
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011067
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.47 hectares
Grid reference
SK 10821 29444
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hodge Lane Manor is a moated site situated in Staffordshire, comprising a substantial rectangular moat enclosing the manorial residence, together with associated fishponds and surrounding closes. The monument dates from the medieval period, with evidence suggesting occupation and development from at least the 13th century onwards. The moat and ancillary water features represent a characteristic arrangement for a medieval manor of middling status, designed both for defence and for the management of resources such as fish for consumption. The surviving earthworks demonstrate the layout and extent of a functioning medieval agricultural and residential complex.

Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011067. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes?

Hodge Lane Manor is a moated site situated in Staffordshire, comprising a substantial rectangular moat enclosing the manorial residence, together with associated fishponds and surrounding closes. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011067.

Who is responsible for protecting Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes?

Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes 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 1011067.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinker's Lane moated site (0.5 km), Thorntree House moated site (2.4 km), Bowl barrow on Toot Hill (2.5 km).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes

Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.