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Moated site at Marwell Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hampshire. The site consists of a substantial rectangular moat enclosing an area of approximately 100 metres by 80 metres, with outer banks and ditches forming a characteristic moated homestead layout typical of the High to Late Medieval period. Such moated enclosures served as prestigious residences for minor nobility and gentry, providing both defensive capability and visible demonstration of status within the feudal hierarchy. The Marwell example represents a well-preserved instance of this widespread medieval settlement form, which was particularly prevalent in southern England during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries.
Moated site at Marwell Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012196. View the official record →
Moated site at Marwell Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012196.
Moated site at Marwell 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 1012196.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale at Marwell, 250m north-west of Marwell Manor (0.3 km), Park pale at Marwell, 400m west of Marwell Manor (0.4 km), Park pale at Marwell, south-east of Cowleaze Copse (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Marwell Manor'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 Marwell Manor stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.