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The moated site at Coppingford is a medieval earthwork monument in Huntingdonshire consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that once enclosed a residential enclosure. The moat itself forms an approximately rectangular or irregular perimeter, characteristic of the moated homestead tradition that flourished particularly during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries in this region. Such moated sites typically served as the fortified residences of minor landholders and gentry, offering modest defensive capability and visible expression of status within the medieval landscape. The site exemplifies the common pattern of medieval settlement expansion in the East Midlands, where hundreds of such moated enclosures were established as improvements in agricultural prosperity and social organisation allowed families to consolidate holdings and enhance their dwellings.
Moated site at Coppingford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006819. View the official record →
The moated site at Coppingford is a medieval earthwork monument in Huntingdonshire consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that once enclosed a residential enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006819.
Moated site at Coppingford 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 1006819.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hamerton Bridge (2.7 km), Footbridge at W end of village (3.3 km), Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Coppingford'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 Coppingford stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.