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Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane is a complex of medieval water management and settlement features located in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure alongside associated fishponds and fishstews, representing the infrastructure of a medieval manor or grange engaged in fish farming and food production. Such features are characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th century onwards, when the deliberate management of water for fisheries became an established practice on manorial estates. The survival of these earthwork remains, despite their location in a landscape subject to agricultural activity, provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the organization of resources in the Nottinghamshire countryside.
Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008527. View the official record →
Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane is a complex of medieval water management and settlement features located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008527.
Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane 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 1008527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs (1.3 km), Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross (3.3 km), Dovecote 250m north west of Barnby Hall (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane'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, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.