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Moated site at Leigh Hall

England
List entry 1019010
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019010
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 33317 03629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Leigh Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat enclosing what was formerly a residential or manorial dwelling, typical of high-status settlement patterns in medieval England. Such moated sites were most commonly constructed during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, representing a form of domestic fortification adopted by minor nobility and prosperous landowners. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement and social hierarchy in the region.

Moated site at Leigh Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019010. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Leigh Hall?

Moated site at Leigh Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019010.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Leigh Hall?

Moated site at Leigh 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 1019010.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Leigh Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold (6 km), Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle (6.1 km), Round cairn on Stiperstones, 150m south of Manstone Rock. (6.2 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site at Leigh Hall

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Leigh Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold
6 km
Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle
6.1 km
Round cairn on Stiperstones, 150m south of Manstone Rock.
6.2 km
Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog Cottage
6.4 km
Round Barrow on Saddle to E of Corndon Hill
Prehistoric · Round Barrow7.6 km
Corndon Hill Round Cairns
Prehistoric · Round Cairn8 km
Linley Hill Camp
8.7 km
Upper Aldress Moated Site
Medieval · Moated Site9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Leigh Hall

Moated site at Leigh Hall stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Leigh Hall

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~9.1 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~14.8 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~13.7 miles
Domesday entry for Munton?, Shropshire →
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