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The moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone is a medieval monument situated in Buckinghamshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a residential enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches typical of the medieval period. The site represents a form of high-status settlement common among landholding families between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, with the moat serving both defensive and status-signifying functions. The associated fishponds demonstrate the medieval practice of managed aquaculture, which supplemented the diet of the resident household and represented a considerable investment in land management. The monument survives as earthwork features and contributes to the archaeological evidence for medieval settlement patterns and domestic economy in the region.
Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007937. View the official record →
The moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone is a medieval monument situated in Buckinghamshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a residential enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches typical of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007937.
Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone 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 1007937.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the Green (1.1 km), Medieval manor of Simpson (2.7 km), Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone'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 Great Woolstone stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.