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Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens are located approximately 140 metres south of Manor House in Leicestershire. These earthworks represent the physical remains of a medieval manorial complex and its associated landscape, preserving evidence of domestic and agricultural organisation during the medieval period. The site's earthwork features, including the fossilised layouts of gardens and settlement structures, provide archaeological testimony to the spatial arrangement and land use patterns characteristic of medieval manorial estates. Such features are typically assigned to the medieval period, broadly spanning from the Norman conquest through to the early modern transition, though precise dating of specific earthwork elements would require detailed archaeological investigation.
Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017208. View the official record →
Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens are located approximately 140 metres south of Manor House in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017208.
Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor 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 1017208.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St Helen (5 km), Inclined plane immediately east of Foxton Locks (5.2 km), Gumley motte castle (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor House'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 manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor House stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.