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Moated site E of Moorend Lane is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Oxfordshire. The site comprises a substantial moat forming a rectangular or near-rectangular defensive perimeter, characteristic of high-status residential sites constructed during the medieval period. Such moated homesteads typically date from the 12th to 16th centuries and served as indicators of landholding and social status among the gentry and minor nobility. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and domestic fortification practices in the English countryside.
Moated site E of Moorend Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006319. View the official record →
Moated site E of Moorend Lane is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006319.
Moated site E of Moorend Lane 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 1006319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote (3.1 km), Moated site immediately south east of St Nicholas's Church (4.1 km), Rycote Chapel (4.6 km).
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