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Moated site 580m south west of Church Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Oxfordshire. The monument comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch that once enclosed a residential or manorial complex, typical of the medieval period when such features provided both practical protection and status markers for landholding families. The site dates to the medieval period, reflecting the feudal organisation of the English countryside during the Middle Ages. Such moated enclosures are common archaeological features across southern England and represent an important class of evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns and land tenure.
Moated site 580m south west of Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018425. View the official record →
Moated site 580m south west of Church Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018425.
Moated site 580m south west of Church 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 1018425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site of Holton House and its associated ice house (0.3 km), Thomley deserted medieval village (4.2 km), Garsington village cross (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 580m south west of Church 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 580m south west of Church Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.