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Wood Hall moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises the remains of a moat, a water-filled defensive or status-defining feature characteristic of medieval manorial settlements, which survives as an observable earthwork monument. The moat indicates occupation and habitation during the medieval period, likely associated with a hall or principal residence of local significance. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological importance to the understanding of medieval settlement patterns and land use in East Anglia.
Wood Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005997. View the official record →
Wood Hall moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005997.
Wood 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 1005997.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Bartholomew's Chapel (0.5 km), Roman villa NE of Rodbridge House (1.7 km), Roman villa at Liston Lane (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wood 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.
Wood Hall moated site stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.