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Bockenden Grange is a moated site located in Warwickshire, England, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement that was common in the English Midlands during the later medieval period. The monument consists of the characteristic earthwork features of a moated enclosure, comprising a water-filled or water-retaining ditch surrounding a raised central platform that would have supported a timber or stone dwelling and associated agricultural buildings. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both defensive and status functions, their construction reflecting the consolidation of manorial authority and increasing prosperity among the gentry class. The survival of Bockenden Grange's earthwork remains provides evidence for patterns of rural settlement, land management, and social hierarchy during the medieval and early post-medieval periods in the region.
Medieval moated site of Bockenden Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1448265. View the official record →
Bockenden Grange is a moated site located in Warwickshire, England, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement that was common in the English Midlands during the later medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1448265.
Medieval moated site of Bockenden Grange 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 1448265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Pleasance moated site (3.7 km), Kenilworth Abbey (3.8 km), Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site of Bockenden Grange'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 of Bockenden Grange stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.