Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks

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History & significance

Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks is a medieval monument located in Bedfordshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure of medieval date, likely serving as the residential and agricultural focus of a manorial holding, together with associated settlement features and field systems that reflect the organisation of the medieval landscape. The earthworks preserve evidence of medieval occupation and land use patterns, contributing to understanding of rural settlement hierarchy and agricultural practice in the county during the medieval period. Such moated sites were characteristic of the medieval English countryside, particularly in central and eastern regions, and typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries.

Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012915. View the official record →

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