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Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor

England
List entry 1019183
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019183
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.28 hectares
Grid reference
TL 46791 48495
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch forming an enclosure typical of the medieval period, which served domestic and defensive purposes for a manorial holding. Such moated sites were prevalent throughout England from the twelfth century onwards, particularly in the Midlands and eastern counties, and this example contributes to the archaeological record of medieval settlement and land management in the region. The site remains largely as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of medieval land use and social organisation around Whittlesford Manor.

Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019183. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor?

Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019183.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor?

Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor 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 1019183.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm (6.8 km), Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosure (7.8 km), Moated site, fishpond and enclosure at Bordeaux Farms (7.9 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

Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm
6.8 km
Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosure
7.8 km
Moated site, fishpond and enclosure at Bordeaux Farms
7.9 km
Castle Grove: a ringwork 370m north-west of Elmdon church
8.5 km
Dagworth moated site, 400m north-west of St Nicholas' Church
8.7 km
Mill Hill
9.2 km
A moated site and fishpond in Howe Wood, 0.75km south-east of St Mary's Church
9.2 km
Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor

Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 130m west of Whittlesford Manor

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~4.1 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~6.8 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~19.3 miles
Domesday entry for Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire →
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