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A moated site formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located approximately 400 metres south-west of Poplar Meadow in Suffolk. The monument consists of a substantial water-filled moat forming a roughly rectangular enclosure, characteristic of the domestic moated sites that proliferated across East Anglia from the twelfth century onwards. The site represents the documented location of Rushbrooke Hall, a significant manorial residence, though the exact chronology of occupation and development within the moat system requires further archaeological investigation to establish definitively. Such moated enclosures served both practical defensive purposes in an unsettled medieval landscape and as markers of status and lordly authority, with the water feature providing protection against raiders and unauthorised intrusion.
Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019536. View the official record →
A moated site formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located approximately 400 metres south-west of Poplar Meadow in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019536.
Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow 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 1019536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pumphouse in centre of village (0.4 km), East Low Hill tumulus (1.1 km), Roman building SW of Lake Farm (1.1 km).
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