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Old Rectory moated site at Glebe House is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex. The monument comprises a moat that originally enclosed a residential site, typical of the manorial and high-status domestic settlements established during the medieval period. The site's physical form, represented by the surviving earthwork traces of the moat, indicates its function as a secure residential precinct, likely associated with clerical occupation given its proximity to ecclesiastical land use. Such moated sites are characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in Essex and represent investment in domestic fortification and status during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries.
Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011652. View the official record →
Old Rectory moated site at Glebe House is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011652.
Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House 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 1011652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hatfield Broad Oak Priory (4.6 km), Lea Hall moated site (4.7 km), Moated site at Pierce Williams (5.7 km).
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