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The moated site immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church is a medieval earthwork monument located in Worcestershire. The site consists of the substantial remains of a moat, which typically dates from the medieval period and represents a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the High to Late Middle Ages. The proximity of the moat to the parish church suggests an association with a manorial holding or substantial medieval residence. Such moated sites are common in the English Midlands and often indicate the former presence of a timber or stone dwelling of elevated social status within the local community.
Moated site immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016940. View the official record →
The moated site immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church is a medieval earthwork monument located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016940.
Moated site immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church 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 1016940.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures 3/4 mile (1200m) N of Salford Priors (6 km), Moated site and medieval settlement remains at Throckmorton (7.2 km), Prehistoric enclosures 3/4 mile (1200m) E of Norton Church (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church'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 immediately adjacent to St Peter's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.