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Playford Hall moated site

England
List entry 1007672
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007672
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.49 hectares
Grid reference
TM 21345 47657
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Playford Hall moated site is a medieval residential monument located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a moat surrounding the former hall, a common defensive and status feature of medieval manor houses dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The moated enclosure represents the domestic and agricultural focus of a significant landholding, with the water-filled ditch serving both practical and symbolic functions characteristic of the period. Such moated sites are prevalent across East Anglia and provide evidence of the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of medieval rural society.

Playford Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007672. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Playford Hall moated site?

Playford Hall moated site is a medieval residential monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007672.

Who is responsible for protecting Playford Hall moated site?

Playford Hall moated site 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 1007672.

What other scheduled monuments are near Playford Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (6.5 km), Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (6.6 km), Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (6.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
6.5 km
Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
6.6 km
Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
6.6 km
Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
6.7 km
Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
6.7 km
Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
7.7 km
Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
7.8 km
Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Playford Hall moated site

Playford Hall moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Playford Hall moated site

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~4.6 milesColchesterRoman town · ~19.3 miles
Domesday entry for Playford, Suffolk →
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