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Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm

England
List entry 1008547
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008547
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.67 hectares
Grid reference
SP 05310 98055
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Staffordshire. The monument consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming a roughly rectangular perimeter, a characteristic feature of moated homesteads that emerged during the 12th and 13th centuries across England. Such sites typically enclosed a timber or stone dwelling with associated domestic and agricultural buildings, serving the needs of a minor landholding family of middling social status. The survival of the moat indicates the site's historical importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in the English Midlands.

Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008547. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm?

Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008547.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm?

Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm 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 1008547.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall (3.3 km), Hlaew 12m north west of Rushall Hall (3.3 km), Bowl barrow at King's Standing (3.7 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

Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall
3.3 km
Hlaew 12m north west of Rushall Hall
3.3 km
Bowl barrow at King's Standing
3.7 km
Medieval deerpark and other archaeological remains in Sutton Park
5.4 km
Perry Bridge
6.4 km
Cross in All Saints churchyard
6.7 km
Sandwell Priory, a Benedictine monastery
7.3 km
Smeaton's Summit Bridge
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm

Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm

WallRoman town · ~6 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~12.2 milesMancetterRoman town · ~17 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~23.3 milesBattle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Barr, Staffordshire →
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