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Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle

England
List entry 1009579
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009579
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.44 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 18002 27014
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sedgwick Castle is a medieval moated site located in Sussex, England, designated as a scheduled monument under NHLE list entry 1009579. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure, characteristic of medieval defensive and residential settlements of the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat, which survives as a substantial water-filled or damp depression, once surrounded a now-levelled interior platform that would have supported a timber or stone dwelling and associated structures. This form of settlement was typical of the medieval period in southern England, representing a modest fortified homestead rather than a major castle, serving both defensive and status-affirming functions for its medieval occupants.

Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009579. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle?

Sedgwick Castle is a medieval moated site located in Sussex, England, designated as a scheduled monument under NHLE list entry 1009579.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle?

Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle 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 1009579.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House (2.4 km), Medieval moated site in West Grinstead Park (5.4 km), Motte and bailey castle north of Chennells Brook Farm (6.3 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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House
2.4 km
Medieval moated site in West Grinstead Park
5.4 km
Motte and bailey castle north of Chennells Brook Farm
6.3 km
Knepp Castle
6.4 km
Moated site 200m west of Graylands Copse
7.2 km
The 'Castle' moated site, 500m ESE of Hawkesbourne Farm
7.3 km
Alfoldean Roman site
8.7 km
Moated site at Ewhurst Manor
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle

Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle

ChichesterRoman town · ~24.1 milesBattle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~16.6 miles
Domesday entry for Shipley, Sussex →
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