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Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church is a medieval monument located in Leicestershire, England. The site comprises an archaeological complex of earthwork features including a moated enclosure and associated fishponds, which date from the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically the residential and defensive strongholds of minor nobility or gentry, serving both domestic and economic functions, whilst the fishponds indicate sustained aquaculture for food production. The survival of these earthwork features preserves evidence of medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the manorial economy in the region.
Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012524. View the official record →
Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church is a medieval monument located in Leicestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012524.
Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church 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 1012524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barn at Newhouse Grange (3.5 km), Motte and associated earthworks at Shackerstone (4 km), Moated site north-west of Pinwall (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' Church'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 NNW of St James' Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.