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Silvington Manor is a double moated site located in Shropshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and land management characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site comprises two distinct moated enclosures, a defensive strategy employed by gentry and minor nobility to protect their residences and demesne lands during the medieval period. Such double moat systems, whilst less common than single moated sites, reflect the status and resources of their occupants, allowing for the separation of domestic and agricultural functions within a fortified framework. The archaeological remains survive as earthwork features, preserving evidence of medieval manorial occupation and the settlement hierarchy of medieval Shropshire.
Silvington Manor double moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010371. View the official record →
Silvington Manor is a double moated site located in Shropshire, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and land management characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010371.
Silvington Manor double 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 1010371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains and brick works on Catherton Common (2 km), Slight univallate hillfort and two ring cairns on the summit of Titterstone Clee Hill (3.1 km), Coal mining remains immediately north east of Horseditch House on Clee Hill (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Silvington Manor double moated site'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.
Silvington Manor double moated site stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.