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Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Kent, England, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure with associated fishponds. The site represents a typical arrangement of medieval manorial settlement, with the moat serving both defensive and water management functions for the manor house and its precinct. The fishponds, which survive as earthwork features, indicate the economic importance of fish farming to the medieval estate. The monument dates to the medieval period, reflecting the established pattern of aristocratic and gentry landholding in south-eastern England during the Middle Ages.
Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1409786. View the official record →
Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Kent, England, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure with associated fishponds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1409786.
Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds 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 1409786.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruxley old church (2.5 km), Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington (2.6 km), Orpington Roman villa (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds'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.
Scadbury Manor moated site and fishponds stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.