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Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor

England
List entry 1017538
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017538
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
TR 05926 41151
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Quarrington Manor is a medieval moated site situated in Kent, England, with statutory protection as a scheduled ancient monument. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that once enclosed a manorial settlement, representing a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the medieval period. Moated sites of this type were commonly established from the twelfth century onwards as the residences of minor nobility and gentry, serving both defensive and status-marking functions. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological feature indicating the former presence of a substantial dwelling within the moated enclosure, contributing to understanding of medieval settlement patterns and manorial organisation in the region.

Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017538. View the official record →

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What is Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor?

Quarrington Manor is a medieval moated site situated in Kent, England, with statutory protection as a scheduled ancient monument.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor?

Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor 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 1017538.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aldington Knoll Roman barrow and later beacon (6 km), Chapel at Court-at-Street (6.7 km), Royal Military Canal, Bonnington Bridge to Gigger's Green Bridge (6.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Aldington Knoll Roman barrow and later beacon
6 km
Chapel at Court-at-Street
6.7 km
Royal Military Canal, Bonnington Bridge to Gigger's Green Bridge
6.9 km
Royal Military Canal, Gigger's Green Bridge to Honeypot Cottage
7.1 km
Royal Military Canal, Bilsington Bridge to Bonnington Bridge
7.1 km
Royal Military Canal, Honeypot Cottage to West Hythe Dam
8.3 km
Royal Military Canal, Ham Street Bridge to Bilsington Bridge
8.8 km
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor

Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, Quarrington Manor

CanterburyRoman town · ~11.7 miles
Domesday entry for Mersham, Kent →
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