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Pinslade moated grange is a scheduled ancient monument located in Mowsley parish, Leicestershire, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure. The site dates from the medieval period and represents the physical infrastructure of a grange, a farm or rural estate commonly associated with monastic or manorial landholding. The moat itself survives as a substantial defensive and drainage ditch surrounding the central platform where the principal buildings would have stood, demonstrating the medieval preoccupation with both security and water management in agricultural settlement. Like other moated sites in the East Midlands, Pinslade reflects the prosperity and organisational capacity of late medieval rural enterprise, though specific records concerning its founding date, tenure, and eventual abandonment remain limited.
Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010484. View the official record →
Pinslade moated grange is a scheduled ancient monument located in Mowsley parish, Leicestershire, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure.
Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley 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 1010484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains 230m north west and 140m west of the junction of Main Street and Hothorpe Road (3.4 km), Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm (4.8 km), Old Sulby medieval settlement (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley'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.
Pinslade moated grange, Mowsley stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.