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Little London moated site is a medieval settlement complex located in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure and associated earthwork features that represent the remains of a medieval domestic or manorial establishment, likely dating from the medieval period. The moated site itself consists of a substantial water-filled or water-marked ditch surrounding a central platform, a characteristic defensive and status-marking feature of medieval elite residences. The surrounding earthwork enclosures indicate the wider settlement pattern and economic activities associated with the main moated dwelling, providing evidence of the agricultural and domestic organisation of this medieval community.
Little London moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosures, Kings Langley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010911. View the official record →
Little London moated site is a medieval settlement complex located in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010911.
Little London moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosures, Kings Langley 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 1010911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Palace (site of) (1.5 km), Dominican Priory (site of) (excluding inhabited parts) (1.6 km), One of two barrows on Chipperfield Common (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Little London moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosures, Kings Langley'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.
Little London moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosures, Kings Langley stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.