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Knighton Farm settlement and moat is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure that represents a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the centres of agricultural holdings and denote the residence of a person of some substance within the feudal hierarchy. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and social organisation in the English countryside.
Knighton Farm settlement and moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010021. View the official record →
Knighton Farm settlement and moat is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010021.
Knighton Farm settlement and moat 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 1010021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure NW of Downbarn West (9.1 km), Round barrow E of Downbarn West (9.4 km), Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Knighton Farm settlement and moat'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.
Knighton Farm settlement and moat stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.