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Medieval moated site and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval residential enclosure surrounded by a water-filled moat, located in Surrey. The site dates to the medieval period and represents a common form of high-status domestic settlement typical of the 12th to 16th centuries in southern England. The moat and associated fishpond are visible as substantial earthworks within Greatlee Wood, indicating the former presence of a fortified or defensible dwelling and its associated productive features. Such moated sites served both practical functions in providing water for domestic use and fisheries, and symbolic functions in denoting the status and security concerns of their medieval occupants.
Medieval moated site and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013011. View the official record →
Medieval moated site and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval residential enclosure surrounded by a water-filled moat, located in Surrey.
Medieval moated site and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction 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 1013011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow west of Cockcrow Hill (5.3 km), Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm (5.5 km), West Humble Chapel (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction'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 and fishpond, Greatlee Wood, Effingham Junction stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.