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The moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas is a medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure together with associated fishponds, features typical of high-status medieval settlement and land management. Such moated sites were characteristically constructed from the twelfth century onwards and served defensive, administrative, and prestige functions for their occupants. The fishponds represent the exploitation of water resources for food production, a common practice on medieval estates of significance.
Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020338. View the official record →
The moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas is a medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020338.
Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas 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 1020338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall (1.2 km), Roman villa W of Woodrising Wood (2.7 km), Hazel Hurn moated site, fishponds and associated features (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas'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 immediately west of Park Villas stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.