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Elmers End moated site is a medieval monument located in South Norwood, London, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure. The site dates to the medieval period and represents a defensive residential settlement of the type commonly constructed by landholders of modest to middling status during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled or water-retentive ditch surrounding the former dwelling platform, a characteristic feature of such fortified homesteads in the Home Counties. The site demonstrates the distribution of moated settlements across the region and contributes to understanding medieval land use and domestic architecture among the rural gentry and prosperous farming classes.
Elmers End moated site, South Norwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001966. View the official record →
Elmers End moated site is a medieval monument located in South Norwood, London, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001966.
Elmers End moated site, South Norwood 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 1001966.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St John the Baptist's Church gateway, Howley Road (4.6 km), Romano-British site, Wickham Court Farm, West Wickham (4.8 km), Croham Hurst round barrow (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Elmers End moated site, South Norwood'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.
Elmers End moated site, South Norwood stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.