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Whittington moated site

England
List entry 1003336
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003336
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
SP 01288 20607
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Whittington moated site is a medieval residential monument situated in Gloucestershire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure, a defensive or prestigious residential feature characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat and associated settlement evidence indicate the presence of a substantial dwelling and its immediate surroundings, reflecting the status and resources of its medieval occupants. Such moated sites are commonly found throughout England and represent an important class of archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns and the distribution of wealth and power in the countryside.

Whittington moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003336. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Whittington moated site?

Whittington moated site is a medieval residential monument situated in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003336.

Who is responsible for protecting Whittington moated site?

Whittington 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 1003336.

What other scheduled monuments are near Whittington moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa at Withington, Romano-British building at Manor Court Field and associated features (6.1 km), Norbury Camp hillfort (6.1 km), Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe (6.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British villa at Withington, Romano-British building at Manor Court Field and associated features
6.1 km
Norbury Camp hillfort
6.1 km
Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe
6.4 km
Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage
6.7 km
Coberley Roman Villa
7.1 km
Round barrow N of Chedworth Roman villa
7.7 km
Chedworth Roman villa
8.2 km
Chedworth Woods Roman temple
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Whittington moated site

Whittington moated site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Whittington moated site

GloucesterRoman town · ~11.3 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~11.7 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~23.4 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~10.2 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~11.6 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~15.3 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~21.7 miles
Domesday entry for Whittington, Gloucestershire →
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