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Moated site and associated enclosure at Church Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Berkshire. The monument comprises a moat surrounding a central platform, typical of high-status domestic sites of the medieval period, alongside additional enclosure features that suggest agricultural or administrative functions. Such moated sites were characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and often served as the fortified residences of minor nobility or prosperous gentry. The survival of both the moat and its associated earthworks provides evidence of the settlement pattern and land use of medieval Berkshire.
Moated site and associated enclosure at Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013181. View the official record →
Moated site and associated enclosure at Church Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013181.
Moated site and associated enclosure at 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 1013181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site north of the Moat House (1.6 km), Infirmary Stables, Arborfield (1.8 km), Bell barrow 160m north-west of Warren Lodge (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and associated enclosure at 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 and associated enclosure at Church Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.