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Clavering's Farm moated site

England
List entry 1011477
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011477
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
TL 82101 26771
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Clavering's Farm moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that formerly enclosed a residential homestead. The site dates from the medieval period, likely established between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, when moated sites were a common form of domestic settlement across southern England. The moat itself represents the principal surviving physical feature, marking the boundary of what would have been the curtilage of a farmhouse and its associated agricultural buildings. Such moated enclosures served both practical purposes, including drainage and defence, and demonstrated the status of their occupants within the medieval social hierarchy.

Clavering's Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011477. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Clavering's Farm moated site?

Clavering's Farm moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that formerly enclosed a residential homestead. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011477.

Who is responsible for protecting Clavering's Farm moated site?

Clavering'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 1011477.

What other scheduled monuments are near Clavering's Farm moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanstead Hall moated site (2.2 km), Earls Colne Priory (4.9 km), Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall (5.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stanstead Hall moated site
2.2 km
Earls Colne Priory
4.9 km
Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall
5.5 km
Coggeshall Abbey
5.6 km
Bocking windmill
5.8 km
Monument in Colne Park
6.3 km
Henge 300m ENE of Newbarns Farm
7.6 km
Long mortuary enclosure and round barrow 160m south west of Frame Farm
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Clavering's Farm moated site

Clavering's Farm moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Clavering's Farm moated site

ColchesterRoman town · ~10.9 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~22.1 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~13.4 miles
Domesday entry for Stanstead, Essex →
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