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The moated site at Parsonage Farm is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Essex. The site comprises a moat, a water-filled defensive or status-defining ditch system that typically enclosed a residential enclosure, characteristic of high-status occupation during the medieval period. Such moated sites proliferated in Essex and other regions of England from the twelfth century onwards, representing the residences of minor gentry, lesser nobility, or prosperous landholders. The earthwork survives as a visible archaeological feature and is designated as a monument of historical importance to understanding medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in Essex.
Moated site at Parsonage Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017684. View the official record →
The moated site at Parsonage Farm is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017684.
Moated site at Parsonage 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 1017684.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman barrow 700m WNW of Clavering Farm (4.2 km), Moated mound near Hale Farm (6.8 km), Pain's End moated site. (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Parsonage 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 Parsonage Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.