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Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure of medieval date, together with an associated fishpond, representing settlement and resource management typical of the medieval period. The moated site served a domestic and agricultural function, with the water-filled ditch providing both defensive capability and practical utility for a medieval farmstead. Such sites are characteristic features of the medieval Essex landscape and contribute to understanding rural settlement patterns and land use during the medieval period.
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011470. View the official record →
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011470.
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond 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 1011470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cornish Hall moated site and fishpond, 750m south of Cornish Hall End church (0.7 km), Brockhold Farm moated site (0.8 km), Moated site and fishpond at Maynards Farm (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond'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.
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.