Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures

England
List entry 1010970
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010970
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.04 hectares
Grid reference
TL 05357 38832
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure is a medieval earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure together with associated platforms and additional enclosures, which represent the remains of a medieval farmstead or minor manorial complex. The moated element, typical of the medieval period, would have served both defensive and status-conferring functions, whilst the surrounding platforms and enclosures indicate the layout of domestic and agricultural buildings. The monument survives as earthwork remains and provides archaeological evidence of medieval rural settlement and land organisation in the region.

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010970. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures?

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure is a medieval earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010970.

Who is responsible for protecting Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures?

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures 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 1010970.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upbury moated site and associated fishponds (4.9 km), The Mount: a motte and bailey castle (5.2 km), Moated site and fishponds south east of Westoning Manor (6.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures

Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bolebec Farm moated enclosure, associated platforms and enclosures

IrchesterRoman town · ~19.2 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~20.3 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~23 milesTowcesterRoman town · ~23.2 miles