Caxton Moats: a medieval moated site and associated fishponds and warren, 750m north west of Caxton Hall

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Caxton Moats is a medieval moated site located approximately 750 metres north-west of Caxton Hall in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a substantial moated enclosure associated with fishponds and a warren, features typical of high-status medieval settlement and estate management. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the physical infrastructure of a prosperous manorial establishment, with the moat serving both defensive and water management purposes whilst the fishponds and warren demonstrate the economic activities and resource exploitation characteristic of medieval aristocratic landholding. The earthwork remains survive as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and landscape use in Cambridgeshire.

Caxton Moats: a medieval moated site and associated fishponds and warren, 750m north west of Caxton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015202. View the official record →

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