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Moated site at Wake's End

England
List entry 1012364
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012364
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
SP 99349 34723
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Wake's End is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Bedfordshire. The site comprises a moat of substantial proportions that once surrounded a domestic dwelling, representing a form of settlement fortification common among the English gentry and minor nobility from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated homesteads served both practical defensive purposes and as markers of social status, protecting inhabitants and their livestock whilst demonstrating the occupier's authority over the surrounding landscape. The archaeological remains at Wake's End preserve evidence of this medieval settlement pattern, though the specific date of establishment and period of occupation would require further detailed investigation to determine with precision.

Moated site at Wake's End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012364. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Wake's End?

Moated site at Wake's End is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012364.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Wake's End?

Moated site at Wake's End 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 1012364.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Wake's End?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Malting Spinney Medieval moat, associated outer enclosure and cultivation earthworks, Ridgmont (1.4 km), All Saints Church, Segenhoe (1.6 km), The Mount: a motte and bailey castle (3.4 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

Malting Spinney Medieval moat, associated outer enclosure and cultivation earthworks, Ridgmont
1.4 km
All Saints Church, Segenhoe
1.6 km
The Mount: a motte and bailey castle
3.4 km
Wood End moated site, Tingrith
3.5 km
Moated site and fishponds south east of Westoning Manor
4 km
A moated site 200m north east of St Peter's Church
4.4 km
Moated site at Ruxox Farm
5.6 km
Conger Hill: a motte and bailey castle
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Wake's End

Moated site at Wake's End stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Wake's End

St AlbansRoman town · ~19.2 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~20.4 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~20.6 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~20.8 miles
Domesday entry for Segenhoe, Bedfordshire →
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