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Hoddesdon Park Wood moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hertfordshire, England. The site consists of a substantial moat with associated internal and external banks, characteristic of high-status residential enclosures of the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically constructed from the twelfth century onwards and served both defensive and status-defining functions for gentry and minor nobility. The Hoddesdon Park Wood example represents evidence of medieval land use and settlement hierarchy within the county, with its preserved earthworks providing archaeological testimony to medieval domestic and social organisation.
Hoddesdon Park Wood moated site, Hoddesdon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013659. View the official record →
Hoddesdon Park Wood moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013659.
Hoddesdon Park Wood moated site, Hoddesdon 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 1013659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Perrior's Manor moated site and fishpond (3 km), Hell Wood moated site and enclosure (3.5 km), Half Moat Manor House, moated site and associated leat, Cheshunt. (5.6 km).
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