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The moated site 560 metres north-east of Chesterford Park is a medieval enclosed settlement earthwork, positioned within the landscape of Essex. The monument consists of a water-filled or water-retaining ditch system forming an enclosure typical of medieval domestic occupation, likely dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites were characteristic features of the medieval English countryside, serving as defended or status-bearing residences for minor gentry or substantial farming families. The survival of the earthwork indicates continuity of occupation patterns in the Chesterford area during the medieval period.
Moated site in Paddock Wood 560m north-east of Chesterford Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008558. View the official record →
The moated site 560 metres north-east of Chesterford Park is a medieval enclosed settlement earthwork, positioned within the landscape of Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008558.
Moated site in Paddock Wood 560m north-east of Chesterford 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 1008558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bury Hill: a motte and bailey castle west of Castle Lane (4.3 km), The Maze (4.5 km), Battle (or Repell) Ditches (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Paddock Wood 560m north-east of Chesterford Park'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 in Paddock Wood 560m north-east of Chesterford Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.