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Northolt Manor is a moated site located in Middlesex, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and status symbol common in the Home Counties during the medieval period. The monument comprises the surviving earthwork remains of a moat, which would originally have enclosed a manor house and its associated buildings, typical of high-status residences from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both defensive and drainage functions whilst demonstrating the landowner's social standing within the feudal hierarchy. The site's survival as an archaeological feature provides evidence of the manorial landscape that characterised medieval Middlesex prior to the expansion of London and subsequent urban development.
Northolt Manor, moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001978. View the official record →
Northolt Manor is a moated site located in Middlesex, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and status symbol common in the Home Counties during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001978.
Northolt Manor, 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 1001978.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Down Barns Farm (2.3 km), Iron Age settlement on Horsenden Hill, Greenford (2.9 km), Medieval moated site, 454m south-west of Sudbury Golf Club House (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Northolt Manor, moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Northolt Manor, moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.