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This moated site and fishpond located south of The Farm in Charlton, Shropshire, is a medieval settlement complex comprising earthwork remains of a moat and associated fishpond features. The moat, positioned approximately 160 metres south of the farm, represents the defended residential core of a medieval homestead, whilst the fishpond situated around 280 metres further south indicates the agricultural infrastructure supporting the settlement. These features date to the medieval period and survive as prominent earthwork monuments, demonstrating the settlement hierarchy and land management practices characteristic of rural medieval England. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of medieval domestic and economic organisation in the Shropshire landscape.
Moated site and a fishpond 160m and 280m south of The Farm, Charlton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019649. View the official record →
This moated site and fishpond located south of The Farm in Charlton, Shropshire, is a medieval settlement complex comprising earthwork remains of a moat and associated fishpond features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019649.
Moated site and a fishpond 160m and 280m south of The Farm, Charlton 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 1019649.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wrekin Rifle Range (3.8 km), Site of Roman town of Wroxeter (Viroconium) (4.1 km), Large multivallate and univallate hillforts, a round barrow, a Late Bronze Age settlement and WWII military remains, on The Wrekin (4.3 km).
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