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Brackenbury Farm moated site is a medieval enclosure situated approximately one kilometre north-west of Ickenham church in Middlesex. The site consists of a moat which once enclosed a residential or agricultural complex, typical of the landed holdings established during the medieval period in the London region. The moat remains visible as an archaeological earthwork feature, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and land use patterns in what was then rural Middlesex. Such moated sites, numerous across southern England, represent the domestic and economic organisation of medieval rural communities and remain significant for understanding medieval manorial organisation and settlement hierarchy.
Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005555. View the official record →
Brackenbury Farm moated site is a medieval enclosure situated approximately one kilometre north-west of Ickenham church in Middlesex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005555.
Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church 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 1005555.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm (0.4 km), Ickenham Manor Farm (2.1 km), Ruislip motte and bailey (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church'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.
Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.