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South Park Farm moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Surrey, England. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat that would have enclosed a dwelling and associated structures, typical of the moated homesteads that proliferated throughout southern England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic purposes, providing drainage, defence, and status for the landholding families who occupied them. The earthwork survives as a clearly defined landscape feature and represents an important example of medieval settlement archaeology in the Surrey region.
Medieval moated site, South Park Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012791. View the official record →
South Park Farm moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012791.
Medieval moated site, South Park 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 1012791.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Witley Common 250m north of Stable Lake: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 400m north-east of the sewage works: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 200m east of Penmead Copse: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site, South Park 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, South Park Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.