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Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Middlesex that represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive or status-defining earthwork consisting of water-filled ditches surrounding a residential platform, which was a common feature of medieval manorial or aristocratic dwellings from the twelfth century onwards. The survival of the moat as an upstanding earthwork indicates the site's archaeological value for understanding medieval settlement patterns and land management in the Home Counties. Such moated sites are particularly significant for studying the medieval period before they were superseded by undefended houses in the early modern era.
Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002001. View the official record →
Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Middlesex that represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period.
Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm 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 1002001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brackenbury Farm moated site 3/4 mile (1210m) NW of Ickenham church (0.4 km), Ickenham Manor Farm (1.7 km), Ruislip motte and bailey (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm'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.
Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.