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Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that would have enclosed a domestic or manorial complex, typical of medieval settlement patterns in Essex from approximately the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served both defensive and status-demonstrating functions within the medieval landscape, marking the residence of a person of some standing. The survival of the moat's earthwork form provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement and landholding practices in the region.
Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016800. View the official record →
Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016800.
Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory 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 1016800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as Spriggs (2.3 km), Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm (4 km), Bundish Hall moated site (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory'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 the Old Rectory stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.