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Manor Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat that formerly enclosed a residential or manorial complex, typical of the medieval period when such water-filled defensive and status-bearing boundaries were constructed around aristocratic and gentry properties. The moat survives as a prominent earthwork feature, preserving evidence of settlement patterns and land management practices from the medieval period. Such moated sites are common across central England and represent an important category of medieval domestic archaeology, though the precise dating and occupational history of this particular example would require further archaeological investigation beyond the visible earthwork remains.
Manor Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012360. View the official record →
Manor Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012360.
Manor Farm moated site 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 1012360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chicksands Priory and Orangery (6.7 km), Bowl barrow 500m south east of Bury Farm (6.8 km), Long barrow 350m south east of Bury Farm (6.9 km).
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