Medieval moated site, fishpond and paddock boundary, Coldbridge Farm, Egerton

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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 →

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