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The moated site and plunge bath at The Manor House is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire. The moated enclosure represents a form of residential fortification typical of the medieval period, when such water-filled defences were constructed around the dwellings of minor gentry and manorial lords. The plunge bath, a bathing facility associated with the manor house complex, reflects the domestic arrangements and amenities of the medieval household. The site survives as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and manorial organisation in the county.
Moated site and plunge bath at The Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011063. View the official record →
The moated site and plunge bath at The Manor House is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011063.
Moated site and plunge bath at The Manor 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 1011063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences (2.9 km), Grey Friars (3.1 km), Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and plunge bath at The Manor 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 plunge bath at The Manor House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.