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Moated grange is a medieval agricultural settlement located in Leicestershire, England, designated as a scheduled ancient monument. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure typical of monastic or manorial farming establishments, dating from the medieval period. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled or seasonally wet ditch surrounding the interior platform where domestic and agricultural structures would once have stood. Such moated granges served as fortified storage and processing centres for grain and other produce, often operated by religious institutions or nobility to manage their extensive landholdings.
Moated grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010307. View the official record →
Moated grange is a medieval agricultural settlement located in Leicestershire, England, designated as a scheduled ancient monument.
Moated grange 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 1010307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars (1.6 km), Burrough Iron Age hill fort (3.8 km), Garden, moat and five fishponds at Kirby Bellars (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated grange'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.
Moated grange stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.