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The moated site at Manor Farm is a medieval manorial enclosure located in Worcestershire. The monument comprises a substantial moat surrounding the former house platform, representing a defensive and status-affirming earthwork typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites were common amongst minor nobility and prosperous landowners throughout the English Midlands, serving both practical and symbolic functions as markers of social rank and territorial control. The survival of the earthwork at Manor Farm provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in the region.
Moated site at Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017344. View the official record →
The moated site at Manor Farm is a medieval manorial enclosure located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017344.
Moated site at Manor 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 1017344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross north of St Mary's Church (3.3 km), Ripple village cross (3.4 km), Uckinghall cross (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Manor 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 Manor Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.