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Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure surrounded by an outer defensive earthwork, typical of the domestic fortifications constructed by the gentry during the medieval period. The moat and surrounding earthworks represent the remains of a manorial settlement, with the arrangement of defences suggesting occupation during the later medieval centuries when such features were characteristic of aristocratic and knightly residences. The site's preservation as earthworks provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the domestic architecture of the landowning classes in the English Midlands.
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011050. View the official record →
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011050.
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure 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 1011050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blithewood moated site (1.5 km), Bowl Barrow 280m ESE of Hall Green House (3.1 km), Three Anglo-Scandinavian crosses in St Mary's and All Saints' churchyard (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure'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.
Paynsley Hall moated site and outer enclosure stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.