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Moated site at Bewbush Manor

England
List entry 1011583
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011583
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 24016 34803
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Bewbush Manor is a medieval earthwork located in Sussex, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding what was formerly a manorial residence, a defensive feature typical of high-status medieval settlements from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic purposes, providing water defences whilst denoting the social standing of their occupants within the feudal hierarchy. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval domestic settlement patterns in Sussex.

Moated site at Bewbush Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011583. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Bewbush Manor?

Moated site at Bewbush Manor is a medieval earthwork located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011583.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Bewbush Manor?

Moated site at Bewbush Manor 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 1011583.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Bewbush Manor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Black Hill (1.8 km), Moated site at Ewhurst Place (3.3 km), Medieval moated site at Ifield Court (3.6 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
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

Bowl barrow on Black Hill
1.8 km
Moated site at Ewhurst Place
3.3 km
Medieval moated site at Ifield Court
3.6 km
The 'Castle' moated site, 500m ESE of Hawkesbourne Farm
4.3 km
Motte and bailey castle north of Chennells Brook Farm
5.4 km
Moated site and associated earthworks on Pound Hill, 700m east of Gatwick Stream.
6 km
Medieval settlement remains 100m south east and 150m south west of Oldlands Farm, Tinsley Green
6.8 km
Slaugham Place (remains of)
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Bewbush Manor

Moated site at Bewbush Manor stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Bewbush Manor

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~17.5 miles
Domesday entry for Ifield, Sussex →
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