Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm

Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm

England
List entry 1019009
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019009
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.71 hectares
Grid reference
SO 29633 98750
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The moated site and fishponds 250 metres south west of Middleton Farm is a medieval settlement monument located in Shropshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moat surrounding a residential platform, along with associated fishpond features which represent typical medieval land management and food production practices. The moated enclosure and pond system date to the medieval period, indicating occupation and settlement activity during this era. Such moated sites were common amongst the gentry and lesser nobility of medieval England, serving both defensive and status-signifying functions whilst the fishponds provided an important food resource for the resident household.

Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019009. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm?

The moated site and fishponds 250 metres south west of Middleton Farm is a medieval settlement monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019009.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm?

Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton 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 1019009.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pentre Camp (7.4 km), Motte and bailey castle with associated remains of a medieval village and ridge and furrow cultivation, 200m west of St Peter's Church (8.5 km), Motte and bailey castle 100m west of Holy Trinity Church (8.6 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
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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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The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm

Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.