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Moat Farm is a moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks located in Bedfordshire, England. The moat itself, which survives as a substantial defensive or status-affirming ditch system surrounding the central domestic platform, represents a common form of medieval landholding and manorial arrangement dating to the medieval period. The site preserves evidence of settlement activity through surviving earthwork features that indicate occupation and use patterns across the site. The moated enclosure reflects the hierarchical settlement structures characteristic of medieval England, where such features often denoted the holdings of substantial landholders or manorial centres, though the specific chronology and social status of this particular example would require reference to local archaeological investigation and documentary sources.
Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010112. View the official record →
Moat Farm is a moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010112.
Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks 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 1010112.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and bailey castle, Brogborough (3.6 km), Ampthill Castle: a medieval magnate's residence (4.3 km), Houghton House: a 17th century mansion and associated courtyard and formal garden remains (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks'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.
Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.