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Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange

England
List entry 1019204
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019204
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 45274 09656
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a medieval defensive settlement located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a substantial moated enclosure, a form of fortification common in medieval England that provided both protection and a marker of status for its inhabitants. The site dates to the medieval period, though the precise dating of the moat's construction has not been definitively established through archaeological investigation. Such moated sites typically enclosed domestic buildings and were indicators of manorial activity, reflecting the hierarchical organisation of medieval rural society in the English Midlands.

Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019204. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange?

Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a medieval defensive settlement located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019204.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange?

Moated site 400m north west of Whitley 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 1019204.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church. (5.5 km), Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort (6 km), Moat Farm moated site (6.2 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church.
5.5 km
Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
6 km
Moat Farm moated site
6.2 km
Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church
6.3 km
Earl's Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort and an adjacent cross dyke on Pontesford Hill
6.6 km
The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm
7.4 km
Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage
8 km
Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange

Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange 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 400m north west of Whitley Grange

WroxeterRoman town · ~7 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~16.1 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~5.7 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~22.7 miles
Domesday entry for Welbatch, Shropshire →
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