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Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton is a scheduled monument comprising earthwork remains of medieval settlement infrastructure located in the parish of Egerton in Kent. The site preserves a moated enclosure, evidence of an associated fishpond, and boundary features indicative of medieval agricultural management, dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites were characteristic of the medieval countryside, often serving as the defended or status-marked residences of minor landholders, administrators or prosperous farmers. The survival of fishpond earthworks at this location demonstrates the medieval practice of water management for both sustenance and estate management, with the paddock boundaries reflecting the organised landholding patterns typical of medieval rural settlement.
Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013125. View the official record →
Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton is a scheduled monument comprising earthwork remains of medieval settlement infrastructure located in the parish of Egerton in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013125.
Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton 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 1013125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m south-east of Egerton Church (2.6 km), Sherway Bridge (3.6 km), Medieval moated site, Silver Wood, Pivington (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.