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Ightfield Hall moated site

England
List entry 1016830
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016830
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.98 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 59964 39387
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ightfield Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of the high medieval period, when such water-filled ditches served both practical defensive and status-bearing functions for minor nobility and gentry. The moat remains substantially preserved as an archaeological monument, retaining its characteristic ditch system which would originally have surrounded a domestic or manorial complex. Such moated sites were widespread across England from the twelfth century onwards and represent an important class of medieval settlement evidence, though Ightfield Hall's precise dating and original structural arrangements require further archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.

Ightfield Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016830. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ightfield Hall moated site?

Ightfield Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016830.

Who is responsible for protecting Ightfield Hall moated site?

Ightfield 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 1016830.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ightfield Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm (2.4 km), Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (3.4 km), Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane (3.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm
2.4 km
Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston
3.4 km
Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane
3.4 km
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston
3.5 km
Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields
4.3 km
Motte castle 100m north of The Hall, Sandford
5.4 km
Lighteach moated site and associated water management features
7.3 km
Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ightfield Hall moated site

Ightfield Hall moated site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ightfield Hall moated site

WroxeterRoman town · ~19.1 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~7.6 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~9 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~15 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Ightfield, Shropshire →
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