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Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green

England
List entry 1002972
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002972
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.42 hectares
Grid reference
TL 89710 55994
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 200 yards south of Oldhall Green is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming a roughly rectangular moat, a settlement form characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed farmsteads, manor houses, or other high-status residential complexes, serving both defensive and status-signalling functions within the feudal landscape. The site's survival as an earthwork monument provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Suffolk countryside.

Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002972. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green?

Moated site 200 yards south of Oldhall Green is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002972.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green?

Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green 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 1002972.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall (1.3 km), Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm (3.8 km), Remains of circular chapel E of church (4.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green

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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

Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
1.3 km
Moated site immediately south east of New House Farm
3.8 km
Remains of circular chapel E of church
4.1 km
Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
5.2 km
Roman building SW of Lake Farm
5.5 km
Pumphouse in centre of village
5.6 km
Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds
6.7 km
Market cross
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green

Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 200yds (180m) S of Oldhall Green

ColchesterRoman town · ~20 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~21.6 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~24.6 miles
Domesday entry for Cockfield, Suffolk →
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