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Lymm Hall moated site and ice house

England
List entry 1011146
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011146
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.93 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 68419 87035
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lymm Hall moated site and ice house is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure alongside later ancillary structures. The moated site represents a residential settlement pattern common to the medieval period, indicating a substantial domestic establishment of some standing. The ice house, constructed in the post-medieval era, testifies to the continued occupation and improvement of the site during the early modern period. The combination of these features demonstrates the longevity of the location as a focus for settlement and the application of contemporary domestic technology to preserve foodstuffs.

Lymm Hall moated site and ice house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011146. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Lymm Hall moated site and ice house?

Lymm Hall moated site and ice house is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure alongside later ancillary structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011146.

Who is responsible for protecting Lymm Hall moated site and ice house?

Lymm Hall moated site and ice 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 1011146.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lymm Hall moated site and ice house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall (0.1 km), Rixton Old Hall moated site (2.3 km), Swineyard Hall moated site (3.3 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall
0.1 km
Rixton Old Hall moated site
2.3 km
Swineyard Hall moated site
3.3 km
Bradley Hall moated site
3.7 km
Hough Hall moated site, ancillary enclosure and fishpond
5.3 km
Two sections of Roman road between Appleton and Stretton
5.7 km
Promontory fort 300m west of Great Woolden Hall Farm
6.6 km
Moated site, fishpond and connecting channel at Alderhedge Wood
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lymm Hall moated site and ice house

Lymm Hall moated site and ice house stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Lymm Hall moated site and ice house

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~7.1 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.6 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~21.1 miles
Domesday entry for Lymm, Cheshire →
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