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Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane

England
List entry 1017009
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017009
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.73 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 62723 37305
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. The monument consists of a moated enclosure, a form of fortified domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. The site's physical remains comprise a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a layout typical of moated manorial sites that served both practical and status-defining functions for their medieval occupants. Such monuments represent important evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land ownership in the English countryside.

Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017009. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane?

Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017009.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane?

Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane 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 1017009.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields (1.2 km), Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm (1.6 km), Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (3.2 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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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields
1.2 km
Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm
1.6 km
Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston
3.2 km
Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston
3.3 km
Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall
5.3 km
Motte castle 100m north of The Hall, Sandford
5.5 km
Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood
6.5 km
Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane

Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane 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 in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane

WroxeterRoman town · ~18.1 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~23.7 milesBattle of Blore Heath (1459)Battle (1459) · ~5.6 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~19.1 miles
Domesday entry for Shavington, Shropshire →
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