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Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church

England
List entry 1011475
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011475
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.42 hectares
Grid reference
TL 77797 34349
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Essex. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive or status-marking feature characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically functioned as the centres of manorial holdings or substantial farmsteads, with the water-filled ditch serving both practical and symbolic purposes. The precise dating and original functions of this particular example reflect broader patterns of medieval land use and settlement organisation in Essex during the later medieval period.

Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011475. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church?

Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011475.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church?

Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church 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 1011475.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hedingham Castle (1.8 km), Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall (4.6 km), Stanley Hall moated site (6 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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hedingham Castle
1.8 km
Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall
4.6 km
Stanley Hall moated site
6 km
Roman villa 480m south east of Hill Farm
6.7 km
Stanstead Hall moated site
7.3 km
Moat Farm, situated 750m south west of St Lawrence's Church
7.6 km
Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys Farm
7.8 km
West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church

Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site south of Rectory Road, 170m east of St Peter's Church

ColchesterRoman town · ~14.7 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~17.8 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hedingham, Essex →
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