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Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1017283
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017283
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.44 hectares
Grid reference
ST 93709 06102
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located near St Mary's Church in Dorset. The site comprises a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval settlements dating primarily to the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed a manor house or fortified residence and served both defensive and status-indicating functions within the feudal landscape. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the medieval settlement pattern and land use practices of this Dorset parish, though the specific details of occupation and the identity of its former inhabitants remain largely undocumented in the accessible historical record.

Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017283. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church?

Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located near St Mary's Church in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017283.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church?

Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church 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 1017283.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall (8 km), Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm (8.2 km), Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm (8.3 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.
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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

The Henbury Barrow, a bowl barrow 800m west of Henbury Hall
8 km
Two bowl barrows on Furze Hill, 800m north east of Miller's Farm
8.2 km
Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm
8.3 km
Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm
8.4 km
Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm
8.4 km
Deserted settlement NW of Mountain Clump
9.2 km
The White Barrow, a bowl barrow 660m south west of the Round House
9.8 km
Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church

Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site immediately north west of St Mary's Church

DorchesterRoman town · ~17.9 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~19.9 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~20.7 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~22.4 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~19.9 miles
Domesday entry for Preston, Dorset →
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