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Moated site at Watton Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Essex, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled moat that once enclosed a residential and agricultural complex, a common form of fortified farmstead construction during the medieval period. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in Essex and surrounding regions between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, serving to protect valuable property and livestock whilst providing a practical water supply. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and represents an important example of local medieval land organisation and domestic settlement patterns.
Moated site at Watton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017472. View the official record →
Moated site at Watton Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017472.
Moated site at Watton 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 1017472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford (3.2 km), Moated site in Fortification Wood (3.5 km), Slight univallate hillfort 300m west of Calcott Hall Farm (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Watton 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 Watton Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.