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The Grange moated site, Hose is a medieval moated homestead situated in the parish of Hose, Leicestershire. The site consists of a substantial rectangular moat enclosing an area that once contained domestic and agricultural buildings, typical of the defended or status-marked residential sites of medieval gentry or substantial farmers. Dating to the medieval period, the moated enclosure represents the earthwork remains of a settlement pattern common to the Midlands during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement hierarchy and land management in Leicestershire.
The Grange moated site, Hose is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010668. View the official record →
The Grange moated site, Hose is a medieval moated homestead situated in the parish of Hose, Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010668.
The Grange moated site, Hose 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 1010668.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site north-east of St Remigius' Church (3.2 km), Blesswell Grange (4.1 km), Medieval market cross and 19th century commemorative cross (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Grange moated site, Hose'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.
The Grange moated site, Hose stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.