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The moated site at Cippenham Court is a medieval monument situated in Buckinghamshire, consisting of a substantial water-filled moat that once enclosed a residential or manorial complex. The moat survives as a well-defined earthwork feature, representing a form of domestic defence and status assertion characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites were common amongst the minor gentry and substantial landholding families across southern England, serving both practical and symbolic functions within the feudal landscape. The preservation of the moat at Cippenham Court provides valuable archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the social hierarchy of rural medieval England.
Moated site at Cippenham Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013455. View the official record →
The moated site at Cippenham Court is a medieval monument situated in Buckinghamshire, consisting of a substantial water-filled moat that once enclosed a residential or manorial complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013455.
Moated site at Cippenham 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 1013455.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Montem Mound: a motte at Salt Hill, Upton-cum Chalvey (1.5 km), Bowl barrow in Stoke Park Playing Field, 400m south of Stoke Park House (3.1 km), Windsor Castle (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Cippenham 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 Cippenham Court stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.