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Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church, is a medieval monument located in Shropshire comprising a defensive moated enclosure with adjacent evidence of arable farming practice. The moated site itself dates to the medieval period and represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries, when such water-filled ditches served both defensive and status-affirming functions for landholding families. The ridge and furrow patterns visible in the surrounding landscape document the open field agricultural system contemporaneous with or predating the moated settlement, indicating intensive cultivation of the land by the medieval community. Together these features constitute an important record of medieval settlement patterns and agrarian economy in the Shropshire countryside.
Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019650. View the official record →
Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church, is a medieval monument located in Shropshire comprising a defensive moated enclosure with adjacent evidence of arable farming practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019650.
Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's Church 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 1019650.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm (6.4 km), Uffington Roman Temporary Camp, Shrewsbury (7 km), Shrewsbury Castle (7.6 km).
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