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Moated site at Sodington Hall

England
List entry 1016478
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016478
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.05 hectares
Grid reference
SO 69306 71034
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Sodington Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Worcestershire. The site comprises a substantial moat that once enclosed a residential complex, a common feature of high-status medieval settlement in England dating from approximately the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically indicate the presence of a manor house or fortified residence belonging to a local landholder of some significance. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, preserving evidence of medieval domestic and defensive arrangements in the Worcestershire landscape.

Moated site at Sodington Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016478. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Sodington Hall?

Moated site at Sodington Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016478.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Sodington Hall?

Moated site at Sodington 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 1016478.

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

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock Farm moated site, deserted medieval village and ridge and furrow, 100m SE of St Peter and St Paul's Church (4 km), Moated site and fishponds at Bowercourt Farm (4.3 km), Wayside cross on High Street, 140m south west of St Mary's Church (5.1 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

Rock Farm moated site, deserted medieval village and ridge and furrow, 100m SE of St Peter and St Paul's Church
4 km
Moated site and fishponds at Bowercourt Farm
4.3 km
Wayside cross on High Street, 140m south west of St Mary's Church
5.1 km
Castle Toot motte castle, 450m WSW of Mawleytown Farm.
5.2 km
Wall Town Roman camp
7.2 km
Woodhouse moated friary of Hopton Wafers
7.7 km
Woodbury Hill Camp
8.5 km
Motte and bailey (Ham Castle) at Ham Farm
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Sodington Hall

Moated site at Sodington Hall stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Sodington Hall

DroitwichRoman town · ~13.4 milesKenchesterRoman town · ~23.5 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~15.8 miles
Domesday entry for Sodington, Worcestershire →
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