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Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton

England
List entry 1008550
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008550
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.18 hectares
Grid reference
SK 48263 23462
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton is a medieval defensive settlement earthwork located in Leicestershire. The monument comprises a substantial moated enclosure accompanied by an associated fishpond, features characteristic of high-status medieval manorial complexes dating to the medieval period. The moat would have served both defensive and water management functions, whilst the fishpond indicates the resource and status of the inhabitants, providing both sustenance and amenity. Such sites are valuable archaeological records of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the English countryside.

Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008550. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton?

Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton is a medieval defensive settlement earthwork located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008550.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton?

Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton 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 1008550.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton (0.6 km), Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street (2.3 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead (2.9 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
0.6 km
Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
2.3 km
Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
2.9 km
All Saints' Church, Dishley
3.8 km
Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
4.1 km
Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
4.6 km
Hemington Chapel
5 km
Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton

Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton 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 with fishpond at Long Whatton

MancetterRoman town · ~19.1 milesThorpeRoman town · ~23.9 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~16.1 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~22.6 miles
Domesday entry for Bonington, Nottinghamshire →
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