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Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange is a medieval agricultural complex associated with monastic land management in Leicestershire. The site comprises the physical remains of a grange, a working farm controlled by a monastery, together with earthworks representing water management infrastructure including channels and ponds that would have served both productive and defensive functions. Dating to the medieval period, the complex reflects the systematic exploitation of monastic estates and the engineering capability applied to controlling water resources on religious lands. The survival of both the built structures and the landscape modifications demonstrates the scale and organisation of monastic agricultural enterprise in the East Midlands.
Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016316. View the official record →
Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange is a medieval agricultural complex associated with monastic land management in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016316.
Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange 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 1016316.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard (2.3 km), Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard (2.7 km), Bridge at Rearsby (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.