Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage

Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage

England
List entry 1016827
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016827
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 52152 30541
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Shropshire. The site comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic form of manorial residence dating from the medieval period, typically between the 12th and 16th centuries. Moated sites of this type served as the fortified centres of minor landholding families and functioned as both residential and agricultural focal points within their surrounding land holdings. The monument remains visible as an earthwork and represents an important record of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the English countryside.

Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016827. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage?

The moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016827.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage?

Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage 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 1016827.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church (2 km), Soulton moated site and formal garden remains (2.3 km), Northwood Hall double moated site (2.9 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage

Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.