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Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm

England
List entry 1012996
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012996
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 15442 57823
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Mounts, Pachesham Farm is a medieval moated site located in Surrey, England. The monument consists of a substantial rectangular moat with associated internal and external features typical of high medieval settlement patterns, dating from approximately the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites represent the residences of minor gentry and prosperous peasant farmers during the medieval period, and their survival, often waterlogged, provides valuable archaeological evidence of domestic organisation and land management in the English countryside. The site's preservation as an earthwork monument contributes to understanding the distribution and character of medieval rural settlement in Surrey.

Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012996. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm?

The Mounts, Pachesham Farm is a medieval moated site located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012996.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm?

Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm 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 1012996.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Humble Chapel (5.9 km), Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centre (6.8 km), Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of Boxhurst (7.1 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
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

West Humble Chapel
5.9 km
Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centre
6.8 km
Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of Boxhurst
7.1 km
Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 230m west of Upper Farm Bungalow
7.2 km
Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre
7.8 km
Brockham Lime Works: lime kilns and hearthstone mine
8.1 km
Lime kilns at Betchworth Quarry
8.3 km
Betchworth Castle
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm

Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm

LondonRoman town · ~18 miles
Domesday entry for Pachesham, Surrey →
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