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The moated site immediately east of All Saints Church is a medieval earthwork monument located in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a substantial moat that once surrounded a residential or manorial enclosure, typical of the medieval period when such water-filled defensive features were common amongst properties of minor gentry or landholding families. The moat remains visible as an archaeological feature defining the extent and character of medieval occupation and land management in this locality. Such moated sites are particularly characteristic of the midlands and southern England from the twelfth century onwards, serving both practical and status-affirming functions within the medieval settlement hierarchy.
Moated site immediately east of All Saint's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018670. View the official record →
The moated site immediately east of All Saints Church is a medieval earthwork monument located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018670.
Moated site immediately east of All Saint'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 1018670.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey in grounds of manor house (6.3 km), Long barrow 200m east of parade ground, Groves Road, Halton Camp (7.9 km), Moated site 250m north west of Elmbrook Farm (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately east of All Saint'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 east of All Saint's Church stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.