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Birchfield Farm moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure with associated fishponds and water management features including leats. The site represents typical medieval agricultural settlement infrastructure, with the moat serving both defensive and practical functions for a farming establishment of the period. The fishponds indicate the economic importance of fish farming to the medieval farm economy, while the leat systems demonstrate sophisticated water engineering for both fishery management and potential mill operation. The monument survives as buried and earthwork remains and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument due to its archaeological significance in understanding medieval rural settlement patterns and land management practices in the region.
Birchfield Farm moated site and associated fishponds and leats is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010864. View the official record →
Birchfield Farm moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure with associated fishponds and water management features including leats. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010864.
Birchfield Farm moated site and associated fishponds and leats 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 1010864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Willington stables (4.4 km), Barrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (5.5 km), Romano-British settlement south of Willington (5.6 km).
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