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Moated site 80m west of Blymhill Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat enclosing a raised platform or island, typical of the moated homestead form that was widespread across English lowland areas during the medieval period. Such sites commonly served as the domestic and agricultural centres of minor gentry or substantial peasant holdings, with the moat providing both a practical water supply and a symbolic marker of status and territorial boundary. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the heritage protection system, reflecting its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region.
Moated site 80m west of Blymhill Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011057. View the official record →
Moated site 80m west of Blymhill Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011057.
Moated site 80m west of Blymhill 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 1011057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill motte and bailey castle (4.4 km), Boscobel House (4.6 km), White Ladies (St Leonard's) Priory (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 80m west of Blymhill Grange's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moated site 80m west of Blymhill Grange stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.