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Moated site SE of Sawley Locks

England
List entry 1003564
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003564
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SK 47816 30640
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site SE of Sawley Locks is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire, situated in the landscape south-east of Sawley Locks. The monument consists of a substantial moat enclosing an area suitable for a modest fortified residence or manorial complex, typical of high-status settlement features constructed during the medieval period. Such moated sites are characteristic of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, serving both defensive and status-signifying functions for gentry and minor nobility. The earthwork survives as a recognisable archaeological feature within the local topography, representing an important record of medieval land occupation and settlement hierarchy in the region.

Moated site SE of Sawley Locks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003564. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site SE of Sawley Locks?

Moated site SE of Sawley Locks is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire, situated in the landscape south-east of Sawley Locks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003564.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site SE of Sawley Locks?

Moated site SE of Sawley Locks 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 1003564.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site SE of Sawley Locks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn (1.3 km), Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane (1.4 km), Roman site on Red Hill (1.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site SE of Sawley Locks

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site SE of Sawley Locks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
1.3 km
Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
1.4 km
Roman site on Red Hill
1.9 km
Hemington Chapel
3.5 km
Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
4.3 km
Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
4.5 km
Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
5.1 km
Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site SE of Sawley Locks

Moated site SE of Sawley Locks stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site SE of Sawley Locks

ThorpeRoman town · ~21.3 milesMancetterRoman town · ~22.9 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~20 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~20.3 miles
Domesday entry for Sawley, Derbyshire →
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