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Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm

England
List entry 1009451
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009451
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.3 hectares
Grid reference
TL 14181 32000
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm is a medieval monument located in Hertfordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a form of defensive or prestige residence common among the minor gentry and substantial farmers during the medieval period, typically dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat itself would have formed a water-filled ditch surrounding the central residential platform, whilst the associated enclosure represents additional agricultural or domestic land use connected to the primary dwelling. Such moated sites are characteristic of the English medieval landscape and often indicate the presence of a significant household or manorial centre within the locality.

Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009451. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm?

Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm is a medieval monument located in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009451.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm?

Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory 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 1009451.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton village (0.3 km), Toot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at Pirton (0.7 km), Bowl barrow at Knocking Knoll, 640m E of Pegsdon Common Farm (1.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Anglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton village
0.3 km
Toot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at Pirton
0.7 km
Bowl barrow at Knocking Knoll, 640m E of Pegsdon Common Farm
1.3 km
Bowl barrow in Tingley Field Plantation, near Pegsdon
1.8 km
Moated site in Pegsdon Belt
3 km
Barrow at Telegraph Hill
4.2 km
Ravensburgh Castle
4.9 km
Slight univallate hillfort on Wilbury Hill
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm

Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm

St AlbansRoman town · ~15.4 milesGreat ChesterfordRoman town · ~23.4 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Pirton, Hertfordshire →
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