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Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard

England
List entry 1008247
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008247
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.14 hectares
Grid reference
SK7710168051
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard is a medieval settlement complex located in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, three fishponds, associated field enclosures, and a sunken trackway, indicating organised landuse and water management typical of high medieval estate organisation. The hollow way and road segment suggest this was a significant local routeway serving the settlement and its agricultural hinterland. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents the physical remains of a manorial or substantial farming settlement, now surviving as earthwork features in the landscape.

Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008247. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard?

Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard is a medieval settlement complex located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008247.

Who is responsible for protecting Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard?

Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard 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 1008247.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond (6 km), Old Hall moat and two fishponds (6.4 km), Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Norwell Woodhouse moat and fishpond
6 km
Old Hall moat and two fishponds
6.4 km
Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
6.5 km
Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
6.8 km
Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
8.1 km
Standing cross on the west side of High Street
8.4 km
Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm
9 km
Earlshaw Hall moat
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard

Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard

ThorpeRoman town · ~11 milesLincolnRoman town · ~12.9 milesAncasterRoman town · ~20.1 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~11.9 miles
Domesday entry for Weston, Nottinghamshire →
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