Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church

Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church

England
List entry 1008525
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008525
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.34 hectares
Grid reference
SK 50901 41882
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The moat and fishpond at Strelley is a medieval earthwork located approximately 240 metres south-east of All Saints' Church in the village of Strelley, Nottinghamshire. The monument comprises a substantial moated enclosure associated with a fishpond, dating to the medieval period and likely connected to the manorial settlement of Strelley. The earthworks represent the domestic and agricultural infrastructure of a substantial medieval landholding, with the moat serving defensive and status functions typical of such elite residences. The site remains visible as an archaeological landscape feature, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in Nottinghamshire.

Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008525. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church?

The moat and fishpond at Strelley is a medieval earthwork located approximately 240 metres south-east of All Saints' Church in the village of Strelley, Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008525.

Who is responsible for protecting Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church?

Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church 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 1008525.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Broad Oak Farm (0.4 km), Anglian high cross in the churchyard of St Helen's Church (5 km), Lenton Priory (5.3 km).

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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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What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church

Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church

ThorpeRoman town · ~16.4 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~15.1 miles