Monastic grange and water control features immediately south of Thrussington Grange

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History & significance

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 →

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