Scheduled Monuments›England›Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm

England
List entry 1009172
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009172
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.87 hectares
Grid reference
SP 60278 81697, SP 60410 81442
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm is a medieval monument located in Leicestershire, comprising a substantial moated enclosure associated with adjoining fishponds. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the residential and economic infrastructure typical of a minor gentry or manorial holding. The moat itself would have served both defensive and prestige functions, whilst the fishponds indicate sustained investment in food production and resource management. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains a significant example of medieval settlement and land-use patterns in the region.

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009172. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm?

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm is a medieval monument located in Leicestershire, comprising a substantial moated enclosure associated with adjoining fishponds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009172.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm?

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields 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 1009172.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of village (0.7 km), Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond (2.4 km), Medieval village of Stanford (3.1 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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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

Prehistoric settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) SW of village
0.7 km
Stormsworth deserted medieval village and fishpond
2.4 km
Medieval village of Stanford
3.1 km
Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm
3.8 km
St Andrew's Church (remains of)
4.8 km
Old Sulby medieval settlement
5.2 km
Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm
5.8 km
Lilbourne motte and bailey castle and fishpond
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm

Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and fishponds south-west of Highfields Farm

Whilton LodgeRoman town · ~10.7 milesMancetterRoman town · ~19.5 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~21.2 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~21.6 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~5.2 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~16.7 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~17.3 milesBattle of Edgcote 1469Battle (1469) · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Kilworth, Leicestershire →
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