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Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm

England
List entry 1019651
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019651
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 49935 35330
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm is a medieval monument located in Shropshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a form of defensive or status-denoting earthwork common in medieval England, together with associated ridge-and-furrow cultivation remains that indicate the agrarian landscape surrounding the settlement. The moated component typically dates to the medieval period, whilst the adjacent field systems reflect the organised arable farming practices characteristic of the medieval and early post-medieval countryside. Such sites represent important archaeological evidence for understanding rural settlement patterns and land use in Shropshire during the Middle Ages.

Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019651. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm?

Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm is a medieval monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019651.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm?

Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well 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 1019651.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane (1 km), Peat Processing Works, Fenn's Moss (2.5 km), Haulton Ring Moated Site (3.6 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.
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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

Starks Lift Bridge at Windmill Lane
1 km
Peat Processing Works, Fenn's Moss
Post Medieval/Modern · Industrial building2.5 km
Haulton Ring Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site3.6 km
Northwood Hall double moated site
4.3 km
Lighteach moated site and associated water management features
4.7 km
Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage
5.3 km
Hanmer Churchyard Cross
Medieval · Cross6.3 km
Wem Castle: a motte castle immediately south west of St Peter and St Paul's Church
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm

Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and cultivation remains 310m north west of Mossley Well Farm

WroxeterRoman town · ~17 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~11.3 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~13.4 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.1 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Whixall, Shropshire →
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