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Holford Hall moated site is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Cheshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial moat surrounding the hall, representing a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the thirteenth century onwards. Such moated sites were common amongst the minor gentry and prosperous landowners throughout north-west England, serving both practical and symbolic functions as markers of social status and security. The site's survival as an archaeological feature provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the development of domestic architecture in the region during the medieval period.
Holford Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012413. View the official record →
Holford Hall moated site is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012413.
Holford Hall 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 1012413.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Former soda ash and calcium nitrate works (0.4 km), Tabley Old Hall moated site and gatehouse. (2.2 km), Hulme Hall moated site (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holford Hall 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.
Holford Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.