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Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond is a medieval monument located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure that once surrounded a manorial dwelling, typical of the defensive and status-displaying earthworks constructed by landholding families during the medieval period. The moated site is accompanied by an adjacent fishpond, a common feature on manorial estates that served both practical and ornamental purposes. These earthworks represent the physical remains of a significant local settlement and demonstrate the medieval organisation of the Bedfordshire landscape around aristocratic and gentry residences.
Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010114. View the official record →
Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond is a medieval monument located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010114.
Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond 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 1010114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Willington dovecot (7.6 km), Willington stables (7.7 km), Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond'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.
Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.