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Packwood Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Warwickshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial moat surrounding an area of former domestic occupation, representing a form of defensive or status-signifying earthwork characteristic of the medieval period. The site relates to Packwood Hall, a timber-framed house of fifteenth-century origin that stands nearby and remains substantially intact. The moated enclosure demonstrates the settlement pattern and landscape management typical of the medieval gentry in the English Midlands, with the water-filled ditch serving both practical and symbolic functions in the organisation of the residential precinct.
Packwood Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012660. View the official record →
Packwood Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012660.
Packwood 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 1012660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 700m north of Ireland's Farm (4.1 km), Hob Ditch Earthworks (5.7 km), Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Packwood Hall 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.
Packwood Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.