Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm

The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm

England
List entry 1017883
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017883
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.37 hectares
Grid reference
TL 24648 81808
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Manor of Moyne is a moated site located approximately 370 metres north-west of White House Farm in Huntingdonshire, England. The monument consists of a medieval moat which survives as an earthwork feature, characteristic of the defensive and status-bearing residential enclosures constructed by the medieval gentry and nobility. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in England during the 12th to 16th centuries, reflecting the period's emphasis on domestic fortification and territorial demarcation. The site remains an important archaeological record of medieval settlement and land management practices in the East Anglian landscape.

The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017883. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm?

The Manor of Moyne is a moated site located approximately 370 metres north-west of White House Farm in Huntingdonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017883.

Who is responsible for protecting The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm?

The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm 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 1017883.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat House moated site and fishponds, 150m north east of Rooks Grove (4 km), Bowl barrow 550m south east of Abbots Ripton Hall (4.4 km), The Abbot of Ramsey's manor: moated site immediately north east of Illing's Farm (5.2 km).

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Overview
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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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm

The Manor of Moyne: moated site 370m north west of White House Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.