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The moated site at Church Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic form of medieval manor house fortification that became widespread across England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic purposes, providing water-based defence and a visual marker of status and authority for their occupants. The Church Farm example represents the type of settlement pattern and land use typical of medieval agricultural communities, where the resident landowner maintained a fortified domestic space within the broader parochial and manorial landscape.
Moated site at Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013356. View the official record →
The moated site at Church Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013356.
Moated site at Church 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 1013356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Water meadow 400m east of Clattinger Farm (2.8 km), Medieval settlement and associated field system at Clattinger Farm (3.3 km), Bury Hill hillfort (4.4 km).
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