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Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels

England
List entry 1012313
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012313
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.71 hectares
Grid reference
SD 56457 22040
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site of Clayton Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a moated enclosure with adjacent fishponds and water management channels located in Lancashire. The moat and associated water features date to the medieval period, representing the defensive and domestic arrangements typical of high-status medieval settlement. The fishponds indicate the site's role in supporting a substantial household, as such features were markers of wealth and status among the medieval gentry. The monument survives as earthwork remains that preserve evidence of medieval land use and water management practices in the region.

Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012313. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels?

Moated site of Clayton Hall is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a moated enclosure with adjacent fishponds and water management channels located in Lancashire.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels?

Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels 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 1012313.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels (5.9 km), Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane (6.4 km), Ingrave Farm moated site, moated site 100m W of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston (6.5 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bradley Hall, moated site, fishponds and connecting channels
5.9 km
Roman settlement and industrial area at Winery Lane
6.4 km
Ingrave Farm moated site, moated site 100m W of Ingrave Farm and connecting channel, Eccleston
6.5 km
Penwortham Old Bridge
7.1 km
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds
7.5 km
Castle Hill motte
8.1 km
Headless Cross, Grimeford
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels

Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site of Clayton Hall, adjacent fishponds and channels

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Leyland, Cheshire →
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