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Parlour Copse moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a substantial moat defining a roughly rectangular or irregular enclosure, typical of the moated homesteads that proliferated throughout medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both defensive and status-affirming functions, with the water-filled ditch surrounding a lord's or prosperous farmer's dwelling and associated agricultural buildings. The Parlour Copse example represents the archaeological remains of this settlement form, preserving evidence of medieval land use and domestic organisation within its earthwork structure.
Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012186. View the official record →
Parlour Copse moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Sussex, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse'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 moated site in Parlour Copse stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.