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Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor is a medieval earthwork monument located in Gloucestershire. The site comprises a moated enclosure and associated fishpond, features characteristic of high-status medieval settlement and land management. The moat represents the defensive or prestige perimeter of a manor house, whilst the fishpond served both practical and ornamental purposes within the aristocratic or gentry estate. These earthworks date from the medieval period and survive as significant archaeological evidence of medieval manorial organisation and the physical expression of social hierarchy in the English landscape.
Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016764. View the official record →
Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor is a medieval earthwork monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016764.
Moat and fishpond at Bentham 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 1016764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley (4.2 km), Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm (4.8 km), Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor'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.
Moat and fishpond at Bentham Manor stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.