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Moated site and fishponds at Church Farm is a medieval defensive and economic settlement feature located in Gloucestershire. The moated enclosure, comprising a water-filled ditch surrounding a residential platform, dates to the medieval period and represents a form of settlement fortification and status symbol common among minor gentry and substantial landholders. The associated fishponds indicate the site's agricultural productivity and the importance of aquaculture to the medieval economy. The monument survives as an earthwork feature of archaeological and historical significance, demonstrating patterns of medieval settlement and land use in the county.
Moated site and fishponds at Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016994. View the official record →
Moated site and fishponds at Church Farm is a medieval defensive and economic settlement feature located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016994.
Moated site and fishponds 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 1016994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coberley Roman Villa (5 km), Norbury Camp hillfort (6.6 km), Great Witcombe Romano-British villa (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishponds 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 fishponds at Church Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.