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Moated site at Church Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Gloucestershire. The site consists of a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval residences and minor fortifications dating principally to the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat survives as an earthwork feature surrounding the former building platform, indicating the presence of a substantial dwelling of medieval date. Such moated sites represent an important category of medieval domestic archaeology, particularly common in the English Midlands and South, and this example contributes to understanding local settlement patterns and social hierarchy during the medieval period.
Moated site at Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016767. View the official record →
Moated site at Church Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016767.
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 1016767.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leonard Stanley Priory (6.9 km), Slimbridge moated site, 70m south of The Old Rectory (7.3 km), The Toots long barrow, Selsley Common (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Church 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 Church Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.