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Mavourn moated site is a medieval settlement complex located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure, associated fishponds, and the earthwork remains of a deserted settlement. The moated site itself represents a form of aristocratic or gentry residence characteristic of the medieval period, with the surrounding fishponds serving both practical and status-enhancing functions typical of high-status medieval establishments. The site's desertion reflects the broader pattern of settlement shift and depopulation that affected many English villages during and after the medieval period. The earthworks survive as a significant archaeological record of medieval domestic and economic organisation in the Bedfordshire landscape.
Mavourn moated site, with associated fishponds, enclosures and deserted settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010913. View the official record →
Mavourn moated site is a medieval settlement complex located in Bedfordshire, comprising a moated enclosure, associated fishponds, and the earthwork remains of a deserted settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010913.
Mavourn moated site, with associated fishponds, enclosures and deserted settlement 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 1010913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (7.8 km), A barrow 400m north of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (8 km), Two barrows 500m NE of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (8.1 km).
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