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Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough

England
List entry 1017860
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017860
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.95 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 49098 90078, SJ 48983 90248
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure associated with Rainhill Hall Farm, together with an extensive series of twelve fishponds situated in the adjacent area known as The Rough. The fishponds represent a significant medieval agricultural resource, typical of high-status medieval settlements where such features provided both sustenance and status. The moated site itself dates to the medieval period and reflects the defensive and administrative importance of the location during that era.

Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017860. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough?

Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough is a medieval monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017860.

Who is responsible for protecting Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough?

Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough 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 1017860.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Anne's Well (1.5 km), Micklehead Green moated site (2.3 km), Cranshaw Hall moated site (3.1 km).

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Overview
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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Anne's Well
1.5 km
Micklehead Green moated site
2.3 km
Cranshaw Hall moated site
3.1 km
Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch
3.7 km
Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold
5.1 km
Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works
5.2 km
Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way
5.2 km
Lovel's Hall moated site and fishpond, Widnes
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough

Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~7 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.1 milesBattle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~24.5 miles
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