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Moated site at Apsley Manor Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a substantial moat, characteristic of manorial settlements of the 12th to 16th centuries, which would have provided both practical and symbolic protection to the lord's residence and associated buildings. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature in the landscape, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and land management patterns. Such moated sites are particularly common in the Midlands and southern England and represent an important class of medieval domestic architecture now documented through their surviving earthworks.
Moated site at Apsley Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018729. View the official record →
Moated site at Apsley Manor Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018729.
Moated site at Apsley Manor 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 1018729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.02km long section from west of White House Farm to Lily Bank Farm (7.9 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (8.4 km), Two bell barrows at Lodge Hill, 400m NNE of Old Callow Down Farm (9.1 km).
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