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The moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe is a complex of medieval settlement features located in Leicestershire. The site comprises a moated enclosure associated with fishponds and the earthwork remains of a village that underwent relocation, indicating significant manorial and agrarian activity during the medieval period. The moat itself represents a defensive or prestige residential feature typical of medieval elite settlement, whilst the fishponds served both practical and status-enhancing functions on the estate. The presence of shifted village earthworks suggests that the settlement pattern changed substantially during or after the medieval period, possibly reflecting the consolidation of land holdings or the reorganisation of the village community.
Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010300. View the official record →
The moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe is a complex of medieval settlement features located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010300.
Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe 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 1010300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, enclosure and trackway at Claybrooke Parva (0.9 km), Bittesby deserted medieval village (1.5 km), Roman town at High Cross Also in WARWICKSHIRE (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe'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, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.