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Tinker's Lane moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that once surrounded a domestic or manorial settlement, a settlement pattern characteristic of medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. The moat remains visible as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of the medieval occupation and land-use practices of the area. Such moated sites are important archaeological indicators of medieval settlement hierarchy and the establishment of defended or status-marked residences during the medieval period.
Tinker's Lane moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009055. View the official record →
Tinker's Lane moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009055.
Tinker's Lane moated site 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 1009055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes (0.5 km), Thorntree House moated site (2.6 km), Bowl barrow on Toot Hill (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tinker's Lane moated site'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.
Tinker's Lane moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.