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The moated site and fishponds located 15 metres south of Chesworth House in Sussex is a medieval monument comprising a moat and associated water features typical of high-status rural settlement in the medieval period. The site represents the earthwork remains of a moated homestead, a settlement form common in Sussex and southern England from the twelfth century onwards, with many examples remaining in use into the early modern period. The fishponds, integrated with or adjacent to the moat system, indicate the economic importance of managed water resources to the medieval household, serving both practical subsistence and status functions. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and constitutes significant physical evidence of medieval land use and settlement hierarchy in the Sussex landscape.
Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021446. View the official record →
The moated site and fishponds located 15 metres south of Chesworth House in Sussex is a medieval monument comprising a moat and associated water features typical of high-status rural settlement in the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021446.
Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House 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 1021446.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site at Sedgwick Castle (2.4 km), Motte and bailey castle north of Chennells Brook Farm (4.1 km), Moated site 200m west of Graylands Copse (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House'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 fishponds 15m south of Chesworth House stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.