Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm

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History & significance

Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, comprising a moated enclosure accompanied by associated fishponds. The moated site likely dates to the medieval period, representing the residential and agricultural infrastructure of a substantial holding within the Attingham estate. The monument reflects the medieval practice of constructing defensive or status-marking moated enclosures around high-status dwellings, combined with the exploitation of water resources for both fish production and land management. The survival of both the moated earthwork and the fishpond features provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the intensive management of the landscape in this region during the later medieval period.

Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020281. View the official record →

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