Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBrackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church

Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church

England
List entry 1005555
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005555
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.06 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 07008 87108
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church?

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).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church

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.

The wider landscape

Around Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church

St AlbansRoman town · ~13.1 milesLondonRoman town · ~16.4 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~12.7 miles