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Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm

England
List entry 1019654
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019654
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.48 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 61149 37222
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement located in Shropshire. The site comprises a moat, characteristic of high-status residences of the medieval period, which would have served both defensive and prestige functions for its inhabitants. Moated sites of this type were particularly common in the English Midlands during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, representing the earthwork remains of manorial farmsteads and minor fortified residences. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork and contributes to understanding medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the Shropshire landscape.

Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019654. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm?

The moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019654.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm?

Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm 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 1019654.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (1.8 km), Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston (1.9 km), Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields (2 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston
1.8 km
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston
1.9 km
Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields
2 km
Motte castle 100m north of The Hall, Sandford
4.2 km
Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall
6.1 km
Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood
6.1 km
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton
7.6 km
Red Castle: an enclosure castle in Hawkstone Park
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm

Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm

WroxeterRoman town · ~17.9 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~24.4 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~6.6 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.2 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~14.1 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.6 miles
Domesday entry for Calverhall, Shropshire →
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