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Paradise Lodge moated site and grange is a medieval monastic complex located in Yorkshire that served as a grange and administrative centre for the Prior of Bolton. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of high-status medieval properties, indicating both defensive and manorial functions. Dating to the medieval period, the grange would have functioned as an agricultural and economic satellite facility of Bolton Priory, managing lands and resources across the surrounding estates. The moated earthwork represents the physical infrastructure of monastic land management and lordship in northern England during the later medieval centuries.
Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008225. View the official record →
Paradise Lodge moated site and grange is a medieval monastic complex located in Yorkshire that served as a grange and administrative centre for the Prior of Bolton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008225.
Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton 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 1008225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton (2.1 km), Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall (2.8 km), Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton'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.
Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.