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Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley

England
List entry 1014725
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014725
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.04 hectares
Grid reference
SD 75747 02145
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wardley Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Worsley in Lancashire. The monument consists of a roughly rectangular moat that once surrounded a residential or defensive structure, a common form of high-status settlement in medieval England. Dating evidence places the site within the medieval period, likely from the 12th to 16th centuries, when such moated sites were typical of manorial complexes throughout the north-west of England. The site represents the earthwork remains of what was likely a significant local holding, and the survival of its moat structure provides archaeological evidence of medieval landholding and settlement patterns in the region.

Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014725. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley?

Wardley Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Worsley in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014725.

Who is responsible for protecting Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley?

Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley 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 1014725.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Canal tunnel entrances and wharf (1.9 km), Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church (2.1 km), Ringley Old Bridge (3.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Canal tunnel entrances and wharf
1.9 km
Lime kiln and associated culvert 50m north of Worsley Methodist Church
2.1 km
Ringley Old Bridge
3.2 km
Bridgewater Canal's Barton Aqueduct embankment and retaining walls
4.6 km
Astley Green Colliery: engine house and headgear
5.7 km
New Hall Moat, Astley, 200m north of Astley Hospital
5.9 km
Radcliffe Tower and site of hall 100m south west of the parish church in Radcliffe
6.6 km
Medieval moated site and later fortified manor house known as Bury Castle 100m west of the parish church
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley

Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Wardley Hall moated site, Worsley

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~11.2 miles
Domesday entry for Radcliffe, Cheshire →
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