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Brockhold Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled moat surrounding a residential farmstead, a common form of medieval settlement defence and status symbol in lowland England. The moat dates to the medieval period, likely established during the 12th to 14th centuries when such enclosed homesteads were widely constructed by farming communities and minor landholders. The surviving earthwork remains represent an important example of medieval domestic settlement archaeology in Essex, preserving evidence of the region's rural settlement patterns during the Middle Ages.
Brockhold Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008212. View the official record →
Brockhold Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008212.
Brockhold Farm moated site 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 1008212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond (0.8 km), Cornish Hall moated site and fishpond, 750m south of Cornish Hall End church (1.2 km), Latchley's Farm moated site and fishponds (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brockhold Farm moated site'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.
Brockhold Farm moated site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.