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Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic feature of medieval settlement and land management, alongside an associated fishpond which reflects the agricultural and subsistence practices of the medieval period. The moated site represents a typical example of medieval domestic and economic organisation, with the water-filled ditch serving both defensive and practical purposes for a manor or substantial farmstead. The fishpond demonstrates the importance of freshwater fish as a food resource in medieval England, a feature commonly found in association with high-status residential sites.
Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011064. View the official record →
Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011064.
Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond 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 1011064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berry Ring hillfort (2 km), Littywood moated site (2.1 km), Hay House moated site (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond'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.
Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.