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Wade Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic form of medieval domestic settlement that provided both defensive and drainage functions to the residence it protected. Dating to the medieval period, the moated site represents the type of agricultural and manorial settlement that was common throughout East Anglia during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement patterns in the region.
Wade Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018332. View the official record →
Wade Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018332.
Wade Hall 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 1018332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 200m south west of Bell Farm (3.9 km), Gisleham Manor moated site, 400m south west of White House Farm (4.8 km), Moated site at Moat Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wade Hall 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.
Wade Hall moated site stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.