Scheduled MonumentsEnglandKingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house

Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house

England
List entry 1019978
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019978
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
SP 21404 96323
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kingsbury Hall is a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house located in Warwickshire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a medieval defensive enclosure, with evidence of occupation and modification extending into the post-medieval period when domestic structures were constructed within or adjacent to the earlier fortification. The monument demonstrates the transition from medieval fortified settlements to later residential use, reflecting broader patterns of castle adaptation and abandonment across the English Midlands during the early modern period. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the national heritage listing system.

Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019978. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house?

Kingsbury Hall is a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019978.

Who is responsible for protecting Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house?

Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house 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 1019978.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drakenage Farm moated site, a fishpond and associated closes (1.4 km), Moated site 270m south east of Middleton Farm (2.3 km), Cross immediately south of St John's Church (4.2 km).

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Overview
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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.
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.
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The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house

Kingsbury Hall: a medieval enclosure castle and post-medieval house stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.