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The medieval moated site in Parlour Copse is a defended residential enclosure of medieval date located in Sussex. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat which formerly enclosed a residential dwelling and associated domestic structures typical of minor gentry or substantial freeholder settlement. Such moated sites became particularly prevalent in southern England during the 12th to 16th centuries, when water-filled ditches provided both defensive and status-affirming boundaries around manorial or high-status farmsteads. The Parlour Copse example survives as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land-use practices in the Sussex landscape.
Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012186. View the official record →
The medieval moated site in Parlour Copse is a defended residential enclosure of medieval date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012186.
Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse 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 1012186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm (6.5 km), Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm (6.9 km), Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage (7.6 km).
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