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The medieval settlement comprising a moated site and open field system immediately north east and south of Hall Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Nottinghamshire representing the landscape of medieval rural settlement and agrarian organisation. The moated site, a characteristic feature of medieval farmsteads particularly common in the East Midlands, consists of water-filled or water-dried ditches that once enclosed a residential and agricultural complex, dating to the medieval period. The associated open field system visible in the surrounding landscape reflects the communal organisation of arable agriculture typical of medieval England, where strips of land were cultivated collectively under a manorial system. Together these features provide evidence for the development and structure of medieval settlement patterns and the agricultural economy that sustained rural communities in this region during the medieval period.
Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018263. View the official record →
The medieval settlement comprising a moated site and open field system immediately north east and south of Hall Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Nottinghamshire representing the landscape of medieval rural settlement and agrarian organisation.
Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall 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 1018263.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat (3.8 km), Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house (3.9 km), Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm'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 settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.