Moreton

The Conservation Area encompasses the historic core of the village from Moreton Bridge in the south, to the centre of the village at the junction of Church Road and Bridge Road. The village probably developed during the Middle Ages on the higher ground overlooking the  crossing point of the Cripsey Brook.

Entering the village from the south, over Moreton Bridge, the road bends lazily to the pinch-point created by two prominent listed buildings - the White Hart public house and Castle House which both date from the 16th century. The centre of the village is an attractive space enclosed by the facades of listed buildings, particularly the Nags Head public house -  which was once two houses and dates from the late 16th century. Other listed buildings in the area include: the house adjoining the Nags Head (mid-16th century); Garden House (an 18th century timber framed house); 1 and 2 Leapers Cottages (19th century timber framed cottages); Black Hall (an early 15th century hall house with gabled crosswing, said to have been the meeting place of the Guild of All Saints, founded in 1473); Forge Cottage (late 16th century); and Ivylands (a 17th century house).