Moated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's Church

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History & significance

The moated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's Church is a complex of medieval and post-medieval features located near Leicestershire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a series of fishponds, formal garden earthworks, and the remains of settlement activity, indicating intensive use and management of the landscape from the medieval period onwards. The moated element typically reflects high-status occupation or administrative function from the medieval period, whilst the fishponds represent a common feature of medieval and early modern estates, serving both practical and ornamental purposes. The formal garden earthworks suggest later remodelling, consistent with post-medieval estate development, indicating the site's continued importance through successive periods of occupation and use.

Moated site, fishponds, formal garden and settlement earthworks east of St Michael's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011458. View the official record →

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