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Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End

England
List entry 1010364
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010364
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.8 hectares
Grid reference
SP 98749 39534, SP 98678 39695
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Thrupp End is a medieval village and moated sites complex located in Bedfordshire. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a deserted medieval settlement, including a moated enclosure which suggests occupation by persons of some status during the medieval period. The site represents evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns characteristic of the East Midlands and East Anglian regions, with the moated element indicating a dwelling of elevated social standing. The earthworks remain visible as surface features, providing archaeological evidence of the medieval occupation of the site.

Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010364. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End?

Thrupp End is a medieval village and moated sites complex located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010364.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End?

Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End 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 1010364.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and bailey castle, Brogborough (2.1 km), Malting Spinney Medieval moat, associated outer enclosure and cultivation earthworks, Ridgmont (3.7 km), All Saints Church, Segenhoe (3.8 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ringwork and bailey castle, Brogborough
2.1 km
Malting Spinney Medieval moat, associated outer enclosure and cultivation earthworks, Ridgmont
3.7 km
All Saints Church, Segenhoe
3.8 km
Ampthill Castle: a medieval magnate's residence
3.8 km
Pump and signpost in Market Place
4.9 km
Moated site at Wake's End
4.9 km
The Mount: a motte and bailey castle
6.6 km
Moated site at Ruxox Farm
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End

Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval village and moated sites at Thrupp End

IrchesterRoman town · ~17.4 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~19.2 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~22 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~25 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Lidlington, Bedfordshire →
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