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Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall is a medieval settlement complex located in Suffolk. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure together with associated pond features, representing typical elements of manorial settlement organisation from the medieval period. The moat would have originally surrounded a domestic or administrative structure, serving both defensive and status-signifying functions characteristic of medieval elite residences. The ponds indicate management of water resources for practical purposes including fish farming, which formed an important part of the medieval economy on substantial rural estates.
Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007671. View the official record →
Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall is a medieval settlement complex located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007671.
Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall 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 1007671.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner (7.1 km), Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner (7.2 km), Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall'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 ponds at Thistleton Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.