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West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church

England
List entry 1012097
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012097
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
TL 73359 40833
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

West End House moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located 640 metres west of St Lawrence's Church in Essex. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive feature of medieval domestic settlements, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat survives as a substantial earthwork defining the former precinct of a high-status medieval residence, indicating the site's importance within the local settlement hierarchy. Such moated sites represent a significant category of medieval archaeological evidence, preserving information about the spatial organisation and tenure of medieval rural estates.

West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012097. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church?

West End House moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located 640 metres west of St Lawrence's Church in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012097.

Who is responsible for protecting West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church?

West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church 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 1012097.

What other scheduled monuments are near West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat Farm, situated 750m south west of St Lawrence's Church (0.3 km), Whitley House moated site (1.3 km), Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys Farm (1.3 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.
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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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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moat Farm, situated 750m south west of St Lawrence's Church
0.3 km
Whitley House moated site
1.3 km
Essex Hall moated site, 700m ESE of Three Chimneys Farm
1.3 km
Ring ditches and ritual structure S of Chapel Farm
2.3 km
Ashen House moat and fishpond, 500m north of St Augustine's Church.
2.5 km
Wixoe Roman town
3.6 km
Dovecote at Blois Farm
4.9 km
Brockhold Farm moated site
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church

West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around West End House moated site, 640m west of St Lawrence's Church

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~14.3 milesColchesterRoman town · ~19 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~21.2 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Ridgewell, Essex →
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