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A moated site at Goddards Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of medieval settlement and land management, dating to the medieval period. Moated sites of this type typically served as the centres of manorial holdings or farmsteads, their water-filled ditches providing both practical and symbolic demarcation of high-status property. The survival of the earthwork at Goddards Farm preserves evidence of medieval domestic and agricultural organisation in the Essex landscape.
A moated site at Goddards Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011627. View the official record →
A moated site at Goddards Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011627.
A moated site at Goddards Farm 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 1011627.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Rookery, moated site, 350m west of Goddards Farm (0.3 km), Great Brockholds moated site and fishpond (1.6 km), Moated site and fishpond at Maynards Farm (2.8 km).
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