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Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham is a medieval settlement complex located in Rutland, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure together with associated fishponds and field systems, representing a typical arrangement of high medieval agricultural and domestic organisation. The moated element likely dates from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, a period of significant rural development and estate management among the gentry and minor nobility. The survival of both the moat and the fishponds indicates the site's former status and economic importance within the medieval landscape.
Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008462. View the official record →
Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham is a medieval settlement complex located in Rutland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008462.
Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham 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 1008462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barnhill moated site at Hambleton (2.7 km), Village cross at junction of Well Cross and King Edward's Way (3.6 km), Moated site at North Luffenham (5.3 km).
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