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Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds

England
List entry 1005967
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005967
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.49 hectares
Grid reference
TL 84294 59945, TL 84268 59703
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds is a medieval and early post-medieval manorial complex in Suffolk. The site preserves earthwork remains of a substantial residence and its attendant fishponds, which represent the agricultural and domestic arrangements typical of a gentry or noble household. The fishponds, a distinctive feature of medieval elite landscape management, indicate the economic importance of fish husbandry to the estate. The site dates primarily to the medieval period with evidence of occupation continuing into the early modern era, and it survives as an important example of the material landscape of rural power and consumption in East Anglia.

Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005967. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds?

Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds is a medieval and early post-medieval manorial complex in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005967.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds?

Site of Hawstead Place and associated 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 1005967.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Doveden Hall (2.3 km), Remains of circular chapel E of church (4.6 km), Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green (4.7 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.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Doveden Hall
2.3 km
Remains of circular chapel E of church
4.6 km
Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green
4.7 km
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green
4.7 km
Moated site, formerly the site of Rushbrooke Hall, 400m south west of Poplar Meadow
4.9 km
Site of Little Saxham Hall
5 km
Pumphouse in centre of village
5.2 km
Moated site immediately west of Bradfield Hall
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds

Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~18.7 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~23.5 milesColchesterRoman town · ~23.6 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hawstead, Suffolk →
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