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Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall

England
List entry 1011066
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011066
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.39 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 95590 34685
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Staffordshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a central platform, typical of high-status medieval settlement, accompanied by an associated fishpond that would have served both practical and ornamental functions. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites were characteristic of minor gentry and substantial farming families, representing significant investment in both defence and domestic comfort. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and contributes to the archaeological understanding of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region.

Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011066. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall?

Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011066.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall?

Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone 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 1011066.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garshall moated site (1.5 km), Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood (2.5 km), Blithewood moated site (3.9 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
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Garshall moated site
1.5 km
Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood
2.5 km
Blithewood moated site
3.9 km
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure
4.5 km
Sandon Old Hall moated site
5.2 km
Moated site at Great Hartwell Farm
5.8 km
Moated site and fishpond at Moat Farm
6.7 km
Moated site in Daffodil Wood
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall

Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall 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 fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall

Water EatonRoman town · ~15.3 milesWallRoman town · ~19.7 milesBattle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~5.1 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~14.9 miles
Domesday entry for Hilderstone, Staffordshire →
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