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Moated site at Chediston Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding an enclosed area that would have contained domestic and ancillary buildings, typical of the moated grange settlements that served to protect farmsteads and their occupants during the medieval period. Such moated sites were prevalent across East Anglia from the twelfth century onwards, reflecting both practical security concerns and the status of their inhabitants. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, preserving evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the Suffolk landscape.
Moated site at Chediston Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007678. View the official record →
Moated site at Chediston Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007678.
Moated site at Chediston Grange 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 1007678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two moated sites and associated ponds at Linstead Hall (3.3 km), Moated site at Bleach Farm (3.5 km), Moated site and ponds 180m north west of Hill Farm (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Chediston Grange'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 at Chediston Grange stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.