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Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm

England
List entry 1010912
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010912
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.17 hectares
Grid reference
TL 27125 31497
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Hertfordshire. The monument comprises a moat defining the perimeter of a residential or manorial holding, typical of medieval settlement patterns in England between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. The moat survives as an earthwork feature, indicating the original water-filled ditch that once surrounded the main dwelling and its immediate curtilage. Associated remains within and around the moated enclosure likely include buried structural evidence and occupation deposits relating to the medieval inhabitants of this minor aristocratic or substantial peasant holding.

Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010912. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm?

Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010912.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm?

Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green 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 1010912.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chesfield Church (4.3 km), Ardeley Bury moated site and fishpond (5.3 km), Earthworks in Boxwood (5.5 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Chesfield Church
4.3 km
Ardeley Bury moated site and fishpond
5.3 km
Earthworks in Boxwood
5.5 km
Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head
5.8 km
Great Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great Wymondley
6.3 km
Walkern Bury ringwork
6.4 km
The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders Green
6.7 km
Old malt houses and kiln, High Street
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm

Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~16.1 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~17.3 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~20.3 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~24.2 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~21.3 miles
Domesday entry for Clothall, Hertfordshire →
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