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Rushall Hall is a medieval fortified house situated in Staffordshire, England. The site represents a defensive dwelling of the medieval period, built to provide both residential accommodation and physical protection for its occupants during an era when such fortifications were common amongst substantial landholding families. The structure and its associated features reflect the architectural and defensive priorities of medieval domestic building, demonstrating the integration of comfort and security characteristic of fortified houses of this class. As a scheduled ancient monument, Rushall Hall preserves important evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic life in the English Midlands.
Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013153. View the official record →
Rushall Hall is a medieval fortified house situated in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013153.
Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall 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 1013153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hlaew 12m north west of Rushall Hall (0.1 km), Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm (3.3 km), Cross in All Saints churchyard (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.