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Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm

England
List entry 1013157
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013157
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.59 hectares
Grid reference
SP 21411 68379
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The moated site north east of Oldfield Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Warwickshire. The site comprises a substantial moat, a water-filled defensive ditch that would have surrounded a residential enclosure, and represents a settlement pattern characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Moated sites of this type typically enclosed the homestead of a manor or substantial farmstead, providing both practical water supply and a measure of defensive capability. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the historical development of rural settlement in the Midlands during the medieval era.

Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013157. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm?

The moated site north east of Oldfield Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013157.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm?

Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm 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 1013157.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pinley priory: a Cistercian nunnery and post-Dissolution garden (2.6 km), Barnmoor Wood camp (5.3 km), Beaudesert Castle: motte and bailey castle and two fishponds (6.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pinley priory: a Cistercian nunnery and post-Dissolution garden
2.6 km
Barnmoor Wood camp
5.3 km
Beaudesert Castle: motte and bailey castle and two fishponds
6.2 km
Moated site 240m north west of Preston Hill Farm
6.5 km
Aqueduct
7.7 km
Two moated sites and fishponds, and an associated area of ridge and furrow, west and north west of Court Farm House
8.5 km
Cursus, enclosures and other cropmarks 900m NNW of Barford Church
8.6 km
Enclosures 450yds (410m) NE of parish church
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm

Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm

AlcesterRoman town · ~10.2 milesMancetterRoman town · ~19 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~19.8 milesWallRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~18 milesBattle of Cropredy Bridge 1644Battle (1644) · ~21.4 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Shrewley, Warwickshire →
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