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Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House

England
List entry 1019138
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019138
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.14 hectares
Grid reference
SP 88983 46254
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Caves Manor is a moated site situated immediately east of the Manor House in Buckinghamshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat that once enclosed a residential holding, typical of medieval manorial settlements in southern England. The site dates to the medieval period, when such moated enclosures served both defensive and status-affirming functions for lesser nobility and gentry. The physical remains survive as earthworks, preserving evidence of domestic occupation and the landscape management practices associated with medieval estate organization.

Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019138. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House?

Caves Manor is a moated site situated immediately east of the Manor House in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019138.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House?

Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House 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 1019138.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tickford Bridge (2.7 km), Great Linford Brickworks (5.6 km), Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village. (7 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tickford Bridge
2.7 km
Great Linford Brickworks
5.6 km
Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village.
7 km
Moated site and associated fishpond south of Mill Lane
7.3 km
Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone
7.8 km
Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.
8.1 km
Bradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church.
8.9 km
Moated site and fishpond at Old Rectory Farm.
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House

Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House

TowcesterRoman town · ~12.3 milesIrchesterRoman town · ~12.8 milesWhilton LodgeRoman town · ~20.7 milesBattle of Northampton (1460)Battle (1460) · ~11.1 milesBattle of Naseby 1645Battle (1645) · ~24.3 miles
Domesday entry for Sherington, Buckinghamshire →
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