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Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a water-filled or partially water-filled moat enclosing a raised platform, a characteristic form of domestic fortification common in England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated enclosures typically served as the residence of a local landowner or minor noble, combining practical defensive advantages with a visible assertion of status within the landscape. The monument's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the longstanding settlement patterns and social hierarchy of rural medieval England.
Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018730. View the official record →
Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018730.
Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook 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 1018730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa 140m east of St Mary and St Nicholas' Church (7.6 km), Moated site and associated medieval remains 430m north of Church Farm (7.7 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook 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.
Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook Farm stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.