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The moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green, is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat that formerly enclosed a domestic or manorial enclosure, typical of high-status medieval settlements dating from the medieval period. Such moated sites served defensive and status-signalling functions, with the water-filled ditch providing both practical protection and visible demonstration of landholding and authority. The surviving earthwork represents an important record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Chiltern region, preserving evidence of occupation and social organisation from a period for which documentary sources are often sparse.
Moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006946. View the official record →
The moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green, is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006946.
Moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green 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 1006946.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill (1.1 km), Marlin Chapel Farm moated site (3.5 km), Hawridge Court ringwork (3.9 km).
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