Manorial complex including the site of Norton Manor House, chapel, dovecote, moat, fishponds, field system and mill, 600m south west of Wentbank House

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History & significance

Manorial complex south west of Wentbank House is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains and structures of a medieval manor in Yorkshire. The site includes the substantial moat that once surrounded Norton Manor House, alongside the foundations and ruins of a timber-framed manor dwelling, an associated chapel, a dovecote, a series of fishponds, and the traces of a water mill, all positioned within a fossilised medieval field system. The complex reflects the typical layout of a manorial settlement from the medieval period, with the motte-like moat serving both defensive and status functions characteristic of knightly or gentry holdings. The integration of functional elements such as the mill and fishponds with residential and religious structures demonstrates the self-contained agricultural and domestic economy that sustained such establishments throughout the medieval period.

Manorial complex including the site of Norton Manor House, chapel, dovecote, moat, fishponds, field system and mill, 600m south west of Wentbank House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016945. View the official record →

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