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Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond is a medieval settlement complex located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure typical of high medieval manorial organization, alongside evidence of an associated chapel and fishpond, features that commonly served the domestic and subsistence needs of a medieval lord's household. These earthworks represent the physical infrastructure of a medieval settlement and demonstrate the spatial arrangement of religious, residential, and agricultural functions characteristic of rural medieval England. The monument is of significance for understanding medieval settlement patterns and the material culture of the English countryside during the medieval period.
Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012111. View the official record →
Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond is a medieval settlement complex located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012111.
Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond 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 1012111.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church (3.2 km), Sutton Common bowl barrow (3.2 km), Tilts moated site (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond'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.
Thorpe in Balne moated site, chapel and fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.