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Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding an area that once contained a domestic dwelling, with evidence of associated garden cultivation within and around the defended space. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites were characteristic of the manorial landscape of medieval England, serving as status symbols and practical defensive structures for gentry and substantial landholders. The survival of both the moat and traces of the former garden demonstrates the integration of domestic, defensive, and agricultural functions typical of the medieval aristocratic or gentry dwelling.
Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019525. View the official record →
Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019525.
Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall 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 1019525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 300m north west of Hunts Park Farm (3.4 km), Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm (4.5 km), Moated site and fishpond immediately north east of All Saints' Church (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall'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 and associated garden immediately east of The Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.