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Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm

England
List entry 1018962
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018962
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1 hectares
Grid reference
TM 37071 81369
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm is a medieval monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of the high and late medieval period, when such defensive or status-affirming earthworks were constructed by landholders throughout eastern England. The moat and associated pond represent significant landscape features that would have served both practical and symbolic functions, protecting a residence or farmstead and demonstrating the occupant's social standing. Such moated sites remain important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns and rural hierarchy in medieval Suffolk.

Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018962. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm?

Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm is a medieval monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018962.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm?

Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm 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 1018962.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Bleach Farm (1.8 km), Moat Yards moated site (3.9 km), Two moated sites adjoining All Saints' Church (4.3 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Bleach Farm
1.8 km
Moat Yards moated site
3.9 km
Two moated sites adjoining All Saints' Church
4.3 km
Moated site 150m south of St James' Church
4.8 km
Moated site at Chediston Grange
4.9 km
Moated site and site of St Nicholas' church immediately east of Church Farm
5.1 km
Moated site immediately north of St Margaret's Green
5.3 km
St Margaret's Chapel, Mells
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm

Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~16.3 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~20.8 miles
Domesday entry for Stone, Suffolk →
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