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Corfham Castle moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located approximately 460 metres west of Peaton Bridge in Shropshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial settlements and fortified residences from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, indicating a structure of some status during the medieval period. The water management system, formed by the moat, would have served both defensive and practical purposes, providing protection around the castle precinct whilst potentially supporting agricultural and domestic functions. The earthwork survives as an archaeological monument of significance for understanding medieval settlement patterns and the development of fortified sites in the Welsh Marches region of Shropshire.
Corfham Castle moated site and water management system 460m west of Peaton Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012857. View the official record →
Corfham Castle moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located approximately 460 metres west of Peaton Bridge in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012857.
Corfham Castle moated site and water management system 460m west of Peaton Bridge 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 1012857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm (4.1 km), Motte castle immediately north west of Middleton Chapel (7.7 km), Robin Hood's Butt: a bowl barrow 190m north of Ludlow golf course club house (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Corfham Castle moated site and water management system 460m west of Peaton Bridge'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.
Corfham Castle moated site and water management system 460m west of Peaton Bridge stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.