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Widdington Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure. The site represents a form of domestic settlement typical of the medieval period, when moated sites served as defensive and status-indicating features for manorial settlements and gentry residences. The visible archaeology consists of the moat itself, which would have originally surrounded a residential structure or structures within its defended perimeter. Such moated sites were particularly common in Essex and neighbouring counties during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, reflecting the agricultural wealth and social standing of their occupants.
Widdington Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007836. View the official record →
Widdington Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007836.
Widdington 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 1007836.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prior's Hall moated site (0.4 km), Henham Hall moated site (3.1 km), St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Widdington 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.
Widdington Hall moated site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.