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Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village is a medieval settlement complex comprising a moated enclosure, artificial fishponds, and surrounding earthwork features. The site dates to the medieval period, likely representing a manorial or high-status residential settlement with associated agricultural infrastructure for fish farming. The moated enclosure would have served both defensive and status-affirming functions typical of medieval gentry holdings, while the fishponds indicate deliberate landscape management for food production. The complex survives as visible earthworks, preserving evidence of the medieval village's hierarchical settlement pattern and resource management practices around the historic core of Milton Keynes.
Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007939. View the official record →
Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village is a medieval settlement complex comprising a moated enclosure, artificial fishponds, and surrounding earthwork features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007939.
Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village. 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 1007939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the Green (2.2 km), Medieval manor of Simpson (3.3 km), Shrunken medieval village at Caldecotte (3.9 km).
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