Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPadley Hall: a medieval great house

Padley Hall: a medieval great house

England
List entry 1017587
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017587
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.73 hectares
Grid reference
SK 24713 78996
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Padley Hall is a medieval great house situated in Derbyshire, England, whose remains represent an important example of domestic architecture from the fifteenth century. The surviving ruins demonstrate the characteristic features of a substantial medieval residence, including masonry of the period that indicates the building's former status and construction quality. Located in the Peak District landscape, the site retains physical evidence of its layout and building traditions typical of late medieval gentry houses in the region. The monument is recorded under National Heritage List entry 1017587 and remains significant for understanding the development of medieval domestic building practices in the Midlands.

Padley Hall: a medieval great house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017587. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Padley Hall: a medieval great house?

Padley Hall is a medieval great house situated in Derbyshire, England, whose remains represent an important example of domestic architecture from the fifteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017587.

Who is responsible for protecting Padley Hall: a medieval great house?

Padley Hall: a medieval great 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 1017587.

What other scheduled monuments are near Padley Hall: a medieval great house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield and standing stones east of Bunker's Hill Wood, 1km north east of Park Farm (9.9 km), Promontory fort south of Ballcross Farm (10 km), Cairnfield 800m west of Nether Rodknoll Farm (10.3 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Padley Hall: a medieval great house

Padley Hall: a medieval great house stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.