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Place House moat and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Northamptonshire. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure with an associated fishpond system, typical of the manorial settlements that characterised the English medieval landscape from the 12th century onwards. The moat itself survives as a clearly defined linear earthwork, whilst the fishpond demonstrates the integration of practical resource management with settlement administration that was characteristic of medieval estates. The monument represents the physical infrastructure of a high-status residence and the agricultural economy that sustained it during the medieval period.
Place House moat and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009513. View the official record →
Place House moat and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009513.
Place House moat and fishpond 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 1009513.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 530m north east of Roe's Farm (1.1 km), Medieval cross 170m south west of Hall Farm (3.4 km), Roman villa 200m W of Doddington Mill (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Place House moat and fishpond'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.
Place House moat and fishpond stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.