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Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a common form of fortified residence dating to the medieval period, typically constructed between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served as the domestic strongholds of minor gentry and lesser nobility, combining residential and defensive functions through the use of water-filled ditches surrounding the main habitation area. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the historical settlement pattern of the region and provides archaeological evidence of medieval land use and social hierarchy in the English countryside.
Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018760. View the official record →
Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018760.
Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church 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 1018760.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow and pond barrow on Bacombe Hill (8.4 km), Bowl barrow on Bacombe Hill (8.4 km), Motte and bailey castle, moated site and Roman villa immediately east of All Saint's Church (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church'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.
Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church stands on Portland Group, bedrock that formed in the Portlandian. The rock here is limestone and calcareous sandstone.