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The moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a medieval monument situated in Leicestershire. The site comprises a water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic defensive feature of high-status medieval settlement, likely dating to the 12th or 13th century. The associated garden enclosure indicates occupation and land use extending beyond the moated platform itself, suggesting a domestic establishment of some social standing. Such moated sites are common across the English Midlands and typically represent the residences of minor nobility or prosperous medieval landowners.
Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017680. View the official record →
The moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a medieval monument situated in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017680.
Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield 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 1017680.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (4.3 km), Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (5 km), Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield'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 garden enclosure at Glenfield stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.