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Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval settlement in Leicestershire. The site preserves earthwork evidence of a village that was relocated, along with associated defensive or manorial features in the form of a moat. The monument dates to the medieval period, reflecting patterns of settlement shift and reorganisation common in the English midlands during the later medieval centuries. The earthworks represent significant archaeological evidence of medieval rural settlement and land use in this region.
Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009195. View the official record →
Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval settlement in Leicestershire.
Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe 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 1009195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fleming's Bridge (0.5 km), Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street (0.5 km), Moated grange with fishpond at Muston (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe'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.
Shifted medieval village earthworks and moat at Easthorpe stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.