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The moated site at Bushey Hall Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Hertfordshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat that formerly enclosed a domestic settlement, typical of the fortified farmstead settlements established by landholding families during the medieval period. The site dates from the medieval era, when such moated enclosures served both defensive and status-signifying purposes for the minor gentry and prosperous farmers of England. The survival of the moat's earthwork structure provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in Hertfordshire.
Moated site at Bushey Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005510. View the official record →
The moated site at Bushey Hall Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005510.
Moated site at Bushey Hall 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 1005510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch: section extending 1500yds (1370m) NE from Oxhey Lane (5.5 km), The Manor of the More (5.7 km), Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Bushey Hall Farm'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 Bushey Hall Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.