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Old Rectory moated site at Glebe House is a medieval moated homestead located in Essex. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat which formerly enclosed a domestic settlement, typical of the manorial and ecclesiastical landholding patterns of medieval Essex. The moat survives as an earthwork feature and represents settlement activity from the medieval period, likely associated with the rectory function suggested by its name. Such moated sites are characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries and reflect the importance of water management and defensive demarcation in medieval domestic architecture.
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 homestead 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House'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.
Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.