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Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house

England
List entry 1019815
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019815
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.72 hectares
Grid reference
TM 02861 38222
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall is a post-medieval great house located in Suffolk, England. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a moat together with surviving structural elements from a substantial residential building that has been partially demolished. The site dates to the post-medieval period, representing a significant phase of domestic architectural development in the county. The combination of moated defences and great house remains indicates the former status and importance of this East Anglian estate within its local landscape.

Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019815. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house?

Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall is a post-medieval great house located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019815.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house?

Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great 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 1019815.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Toppesfield Bridge (3.9 km), Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill (5.1 km), Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall) (5.3 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Toppesfield Bridge
3.9 km
Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
5.1 km
Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
5.3 km
Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
5.8 km
Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
6.1 km
Earthwork called Court Knoll
6.8 km
Lindsey Castle
7.6 km
Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house

Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house

ColchesterRoman town · ~8.3 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~17.3 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Shelley, Suffolk →
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