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North Cockerington Hall moated site

England
List entry 1004988
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004988
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.67 hectares
Grid reference
TF 37574 90128
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

North Cockerington Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in the parish of North Cockerington in Lincolnshire. The site consists of a substantial rectangular moat surrounding the former position of a hall or manor house, representing a form of defensive domestic settlement typical of the medieval period. The moat remains as an earthwork feature and indicates the status and defensive aspirations of its medieval occupants. Such moated sites were particularly common in the East Midlands during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, reflecting the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of medieval rural England.

North Cockerington Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004988. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is North Cockerington Hall moated site?

North Cockerington Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in the parish of North Cockerington in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004988.

Who is responsible for protecting North Cockerington Hall moated site?

North Cockerington Hall moated site 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 1004988.

What other scheduled monuments are near North Cockerington Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Louth Park Abbey (2.6 km), Cross in St Edith's churchyard (2.7 km), Deserted village (4.7 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Louth Park Abbey
2.6 km
Cross in St Edith's churchyard
2.7 km
Deserted village
4.7 km
Cross in St Peter's churchyard
5.4 km
Site of Legbourne Priory
6.1 km
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton
6.8 km
Cross in St Mary's churchyard
7.3 km
Moated site immediately west of Hall Farm
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under North Cockerington Hall moated site

North Cockerington Hall moated site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around North Cockerington Hall moated site

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~14 miles
Domesday entry for Alvingham, Lincolnshire →
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