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The moated site 80 metres south east of Church Farm, near Warwickshire, is a medieval earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch enclosing a raised platform or island. Such moated enclosures were characteristic of the medieval period, particularly between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, and typically served as the defensive and residential cores of high-status manorial settlements. The site represents evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the social hierarchy of rural England, with the moat itself functioning both as a practical defence and as a visible symbol of the occupant's status and territorial claims. The earthwork survives as an archaeological monument preserving the physical layout of a medieval domestic and administrative centre.
Moated site, 80m south east of Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008543. View the official record →
The moated site 80 metres south east of Church Farm, near Warwickshire, is a medieval earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch enclosing a raised platform or island. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008543.
Moated site, 80m south east 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 1008543.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church (5.2 km), Medieval settlement at Mill Ford Farm (5.2 km), Kinwarton Dovecot (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site, 80m south east 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, 80m south east of Church Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.