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Moated site of Lea Hall is a medieval defensive settlement located near Leahall Farm in Cheshire. The site is defined by a substantial moat system that would have enclosed a residential or manorial complex, a form of fortification common among the minor gentry and prosperous landholders of medieval England. The moated enclosure represents a characteristic example of the domestic fortifications that proliferated during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards, serving both practical defensive purposes and as a status symbol. Such sites typically contained timber or stone buildings and would have been occupied during the medieval era, though the specific dates of construction, occupation, and abandonment for this particular site reflect broader patterns of medieval settlement in the North West.
Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016807. View the official record →
Moated site of Lea Hall is a medieval defensive settlement located near Leahall Farm in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016807.
Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm 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 1016807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose Farm (4.1 km), Holt Bridge (4.9 km), Farndon Holt Bridge Also in Clwyd: Wales (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.