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Chitham's Farm moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive or high-status residential feature of the medieval period, dating to the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Moated sites of this type typically enclosed a farmstead or manor house and served both practical and symbolic functions, indicating the wealth and status of their occupants. The physical remains at Chitham's Farm preserve evidence of this medieval settlement pattern and land use in Essex.
Chitham's Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016803. View the official record →
Chitham's Farm moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016803.
Chitham's 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 1016803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period site at Norsey Wood (2 km), Moated site and fishponds at Botelers (6.1 km), Moat at Basildon Hall (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chitham's 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.
Chitham's Farm moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.