Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall

Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall

England
List entry 1019526
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019526
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.8 hectares
Grid reference
TF 22408 30398
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cressy Hall is a medieval moated site with associated post-medieval gardens located in Lincolnshire. The moated enclosure represents settlement activity from the medieval period, whilst the garden features indicate later modification and use of the site during the post-medieval era. The combination of these elements reflects the changing function and occupation of the location across several centuries. The site survives as an important archaeological monument documenting the history of rural settlement and land use in Lincolnshire.

Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019526. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall?

Cressy Hall is a medieval moated site with associated post-medieval gardens located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019526.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall?

Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy 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 1019526.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site of monastic grange with adjacent earthworks at Rigbolt House (3.8 km), Medieval field system 250m north of Church End Farm (4.2 km), Moated site of Newhall Grange (4.4 km).

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Overview
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall

Medieval moated site and post-medieval gardens at Cressy Hall stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.