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Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval moat with associated earthworks located in Merstham, Surrey. The site dates to the medieval period and represents a form of domestic settlement typical of the later Middle Ages, when moated enclosures served as the defended residences of lesser nobility or prosperous landholders. The monument consists of water-filled or partially water-filled ditches forming a rectangular or near-rectangular plan, characteristic of moated homesteads that provided both practical drainage and symbolic demarcation of status and property. Such sites are valuable archaeological records of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Surrey, contributing to understanding of the county's domestic architecture and social hierarchy during this period.
Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015977. View the official record →
Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval moat with associated earthworks located in Merstham, Surrey.
Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham 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 1015977.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bletchingley castle (ringwork and bailey) (3.6 km), Reigate Castle (4.7 km), Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham'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, Albury Farm, Merstham stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.