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Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor

England
List entry 1017548
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017548
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 81875 56652
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ripple Manor is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England, representing a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. The monument consists of a substantial moat, the defining feature of such sites, which originally enclosed and protected a manor house and its associated buildings. Moated sites of this type were commonly established during the 12th to 16th centuries, serving as the residences of minor landowners and gentry who sought both defensive capability and conspicuous display of status through the construction of water-surrounded enclosures. The site at Ripple Manor preserves evidence of this medieval settlement pattern and contributes to understanding the distribution and character of elite domestic architecture in the Kentish landscape.

Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017548. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor?

Ripple Manor is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England, representing a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017548.

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

Medieval moated site, Ripple 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 1017548.

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

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Building crop mark, possibly 'Corbier Hall' (1.8 km), Thurnham motte and bailey castle (1.9 km), Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion (3.7 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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Building crop mark, possibly 'Corbier Hall'
1.8 km
Thurnham motte and bailey castle
1.9 km
Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion
3.7 km
Hollingbourne Second World War Zero Station
4.7 km
Tithe barn, Mill Street
6 km
Len Bridge, Mill Street
6 km
The College of All Saints
6 km
The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor

Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, Ripple Manor

RochesterRoman town · ~8.8 milesCanterburyRoman town · ~20.4 miles
Domesday entry for Aldington, Kent →
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