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Maxey Castle is a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond located in Northamptonshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial rectangular moat enclosing a raised platform, which once supported a residential structure, together with adjoining earthwork enclosures and a fishpond that served the medieval settlement. Dating from the medieval period, the site represents a form of defended domestic residence typical of the 12th to 14th centuries, when such moated homesteads were constructed by the landowning classes across central England. The surviving earthworks demonstrate the integration of practical water management, defence, and agricultural infrastructure characteristic of high medieval manorial organisation.
Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008454. View the official record →
Maxey Castle is a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008454.
Maxey Castle: a moated site with associated enclosures and a fishpond 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 1008454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross (3.4 km), Torpel Manor (or castle), Ashton (4.2 km), Roman villa N of Oxey Wood (4.8 km).
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