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Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse

England
List entry 1013188
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013188
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.26 hectares
Grid reference
SU 54542 65238
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Berkshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding the residential platform of a manor house, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial architecture from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and status-conscious functions, providing water-based defence, drainage, and a visual expression of the resident's social standing. The monument remains largely preserved as an earthwork, representing an important example of medieval settlement hierarchy and landholding patterns in the region.

Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013188. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse?

Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013188.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse?

Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse 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 1013188.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel of St Leonard, Manor Farm (1.3 km), Monkey Marsh Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal (2.3 km), Medieval field system W of Woolhampton (2.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Chapel of St Leonard, Manor Farm
1.3 km
Monkey Marsh Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal
2.3 km
Medieval field system W of Woolhampton
2.4 km
Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm
3.3 km
Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery
4 km
Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common
4.1 km
Aldermaston Lock
5.9 km
Cruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse

Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated manorial site 200m north-west of East Field Copse

SilchesterRoman town · ~6.1 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~18.1 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~20.6 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~22.6 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~5.7 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.3 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.4 miles
Domesday entry for Crookham, Berkshire →
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