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Moated site in Wassell Wood, 400m south of Trimpley Green, is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure defined by a water-filled ditch. The site represents a form of domestic settlement typical of the medieval period, when moated homesteads served as fortified farmsteads for the minor gentry and prosperous landholders across the English Midlands. The surviving earthwork comprises the characteristic ditch system that would once have enclosed a small settlement area, with the internal platform now forming a raised island feature within the woodland. Though detailed dating evidence specific to this site remains limited in the published record, such moated enclosures were predominantly established between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, representing an important phase in the archaeological evidence for rural settlement patterns in Worcestershire.
Moated site in Wassell Wood, 400m south of Trimpley Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014743. View the official record →
Moated site in Wassell Wood, 400m south of Trimpley Green, is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure defined by a water-filled ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014743.
Moated site in Wassell Wood, 400m south of Trimpley Green 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 1014743.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort on Drakelow Hill, 250m west of Solcum Farm (4.2 km), Arley Wood Camp (4.7 km), Moated site at Pickard's Farm (4.9 km).
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