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The moated site and section of hollow way located 200 metres south-west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley, is a medieval monument comprising an archaeological earthwork complex that includes a water-filled moat and an associated worn trackway. The moat represents a form of residential enclosure typical of the medieval period, when such features served both defensive and status-signifying purposes for minor gentry or substantial landholding families. The hollow way, formed through repeated passage of people and vehicles over generations, indicates sustained use of this route during the medieval period and possibly later. Together these features constitute evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Buckinghamshire, preserved as earthworks that contribute to understanding the area's local topography and social history.
Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1405589. View the official record →
The moated site and section of hollow way located 200 metres south-west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley, is a medieval monument comprising an archaeological earthwork complex that includes a water-filled moat and an associated worn trackway. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1405589.
Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley 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 1405589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval hamlet of Littlecote (2.7 km), Motte castle and associated remains of the medieval village of Cublington, immediately west of Ridings Way (4.2 km), Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle 900m NNE of All Saint's Church (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley'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 section of hollow way 200m south west of St Michael's Church, Stewkley stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.