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Moated site at Astwood Court is a medieval moated enclosure located in Worcestershire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat, which survives as an earthwork feature and represents a form of domestic settlement defence and status display characteristic of the medieval period. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in the Midlands during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving as the focal points of manorial complexes. The monument at Astwood Court remains an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the region.
Moated site at Astwood Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020711. View the official record →
Moated site at Astwood Court is a medieval moated enclosure located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020711.
Moated site at Astwood Court 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 1020711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately east of Gannow Farm (4.3 km), Moated site 150m north east of Inkberrow Church (5.2 km), Cookshill Nunnery (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Astwood Court'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 at Astwood Court stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.