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Moated site at Marlbrook Hall Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Warwickshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moat, a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that typically enclosed a residential platform, indicating occupation during the medieval period when such defensive or status-marking features were common among the landed classes. Moated sites of this type were frequently established from the twelfth century onwards and often remained in use for several centuries. The earthwork survives as a landscape feature that contributes to understanding medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Warwickshire region.
Moated site at Marlbrook Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017531. View the official record →
Moated site at Marlbrook Hall Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017531.
Moated site at Marlbrook Hall 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 1017531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard (2.8 km), Standing cross on the village green (3.2 km), Maxstoke Priory and moated site (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Marlbrook Hall 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 Marlbrook Hall Farm stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.