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Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge Park is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement site located in Staffordshire. The monument comprises a moated homestead with four adjacent fishponds arranged in bays, together with an associated enclosure, representing a typical arrangement of a prosperous medieval farmstead or minor gentry residence. The multiple pond bays indicate the site's connection to fish farming, which was a valuable economic resource during the medieval period. The site dates to the medieval period and survives as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of the settlement's layout and the landowner's status and resources.
Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011052. View the official record →
Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge Park is a medieval defensive and domestic settlement site located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011052.
Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge Park 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 1011052.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m south west of Dorrington Cottage, Pipe Gate (1.5 km), Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church (3.3 km), The Devil's Ring and Finger (3.8 km).
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