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Stoke Albany moated site and fishponds is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northamptonshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure alongside associated fishponds. The moated homestead, which dates to the medieval period, represents a form of domestic settlement typical of the 12th to 16th centuries, with the moat serving both defensive and drainage functions. The fishponds, which occupy the wider landscape around the moated site, indicate the agricultural and economic practices of the medieval estate, as the management of water and fish stocks formed an integral part of manorial economy. The earthworks survive as significant topographical features that preserve evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the English Midlands.
Stoke Albany moated site and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012162. View the official record →
Stoke Albany moated site and fishponds is a scheduled ancient monument located in Northamptonshire comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure alongside associated fishponds.
Stoke Albany 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 1012162.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Pipewell Upper Lodge (3 km), Cistercian abbey and medieval settlement at Pipewell (4.1 km), Bridge at Medbourne (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stoke Albany 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.
Stoke Albany moated site and fishponds stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.