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Manor Farm moated site

England
List entry 1016045
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016045
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.01 hectares
Grid reference
TF 49147 67150
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Manor Farm moated site is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a substantial moat system that formerly enclosed the domestic and agricultural buildings of a manorial holding, typical of the protected homesteads constructed by the English gentry during the medieval period. The site dates from the medieval era, when such moated enclosures served both practical defensive purposes and as markers of social status and territorial authority. The surviving earthworks preserve important evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands region.

Manor Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016045. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Manor Farm moated site?

Manor Farm moated site is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016045.

Who is responsible for protecting Manor Farm moated site?

Manor Farm 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 1016045.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manor Farm moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound (2.3 km), Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm (2.5 km), Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (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
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

Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound
2.3 km
Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm
2.5 km
Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm
3 km
Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall
5.7 km
Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church
6.1 km
Churchyard cross, Old Church
6.5 km
Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard
6.8 km
Wainfleet All Saints market cross
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Manor Farm moated site

Manor Farm moated site stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Manor Farm moated site

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~11.1 miles
Domesday entry for Orby, Lincolnshire →
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