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Moated site known as Spriggs

England
List entry 1016881
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016881
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.22 hectares
Grid reference
TL 60114 05257
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Spriggs is a moated site located in Essex, England, representing a form of settlement defence and status display characteristic of the medieval period. The monument consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that enclosed a residential enclosure, a common feature of high-status settlements from the 12th century onwards. Moated sites of this type typically contained a timber or stone dwelling and associated farm buildings within their defended perimeter, serving both practical and symbolic functions in the medieval landscape. The site's survival as an archaeological monument provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Essex during the feudal period.

Moated site known as Spriggs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016881. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site known as Spriggs?

Spriggs is a moated site located in Essex, England, representing a form of settlement defence and status display characteristic of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016881.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site known as Spriggs?

Moated site known as Spriggs 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 1016881.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site known as Spriggs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm (1.8 km), Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory (2.3 km), Moated site known as Franklin's Island (4.8 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.
Timeline
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

Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm
1.8 km
Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory
2.3 km
Moated site known as Franklin's Island
4.8 km
Bundish Hall moated site
4.9 km
Ongar Castle
5.2 km
Bowl barrow 120m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common
5.3 km
Bowl barrow 90m north-west of the footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common
5.3 km
Bowl barrow 50m north-west of footbridge: one of three round barrows on Shelley Common
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site known as Spriggs

Moated site known as Spriggs stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site known as Spriggs

LondonRoman town · ~22.7 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~24.2 milesRochesterRoman town · ~24.4 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~16.6 miles
Domesday entry for Norton, Essex →
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