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Hawkesley Farm moated site

England
List entry 1005909
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005909
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.05 hectares
Grid reference
SP 01761 77589
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hawkesley Farm moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Worcestershire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive or status-defining feature characteristic of medieval manorial sites dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat survives as a water-filled or damp ditch surrounding the former residence and its associated farmyard, representing a common form of high-status settlement in the English Midlands during this period. Such moated sites typically indicate the presence of a minor feudal holding or gentry farm, though the specific history and chronology of Hawkesley Farm's occupation and use remain primarily understood through its earthwork survival and topographical record.

Hawkesley Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005909. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hawkesley Farm moated site?

Hawkesley Farm moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005909.

Who is responsible for protecting Hawkesley Farm moated site?

Hawkesley 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 1005909.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hawkesley Farm moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion (3.2 km), Standing cross in St Leonards churchyard (3.4 km), Moated site 700m east of Gannow Green Farm (3.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion
3.2 km
Standing cross in St Leonards churchyard
3.4 km
Moated site 700m east of Gannow Green Farm
3.4 km
Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal
4.2 km
Moated site 130m north east of Moorgreen Farm
5 km
Moated site at Blackgreves Farm
5.3 km
Moated site and fishponds at the Bishop's Palace
5.4 km
Churchyard cross in St Leonard's churchyard
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hawkesley Farm moated site

Hawkesley Farm moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hawkesley Farm moated site

DroitwichRoman town · ~11.3 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~13.3 milesWallRoman town · ~18.7 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~21.8 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~18.3 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~20.3 miles
Domesday entry for Tessall, Worcestershire →
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