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Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks is a scheduled monument located in Bedfordshire comprising an ensemble of medieval agricultural and domestic features. The site includes a substantial moated enclosure that served as the defensive boundary of a manorial residence, supplemented by associated fishponds and earthworks related to fowling, all indicative of high-status occupation during the medieval period. These features demonstrate the integrated management of water resources on a medieval manor for both sustenance and leisure, reflecting the economic and social priorities of the estate's occupants. The earthworks survive largely as upstanding and buried remains, preserving evidence of medieval manorial organisation and the landscape modifications undertaken to support aristocratic living standards.
Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013453. View the official record →
Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks is a scheduled monument located in Bedfordshire comprising an ensemble of medieval agricultural and domestic features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013453.
Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks 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 1013453.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Willington dovecot (8.4 km), Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (8.5 km), A barrow 400m north of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworks stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.