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St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.

England
List entry 1010748
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010748
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.56 hectares
Grid reference
TL 42472 29094
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds is a medieval earthwork monument situated in Hertfordshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure together with associated fishponds, features characteristic of medieval manorial settlements and indicative of the agricultural and defensive practices of the period. The moat and pond systems demonstrate the integration of water management for both practical sustenance and status display typical of medieval gentry estates. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement and land use in the county.

St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010748. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.?

St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds is a medieval earthwork monument situated in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010748.

Who is responsible for protecting St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.?

St John's Pelham 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 1010748.

What other scheduled monuments are near St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated mound at Cole Green near Brent Pelham (2.1 km), Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages (2.7 km), Chamberlain's Moat. (2.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated mound at Cole Green near Brent Pelham
2.1 km
Bummers Hill: a bowl barrow 135m north-west of Mutfords Cottages
2.7 km
Chamberlain's Moat.
2.8 km
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond
2.8 km
Moated site at Starling's Green
4.1 km
The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of Berden
4.5 km
Moated site at Battles Manor
5.2 km
Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.

St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around St John's Pelham moated site and fishponds.

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~9.9 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~18.8 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~22.6 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~22.6 miles
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