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Moated site SE of church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Oxfordshire, England. The site comprises a water-filled or water-edged enclosure characteristic of moated homesteads, a settlement form common in England from the twelfth century onwards, with many examples continuing in use through the medieval period. Such moated sites typically represent the residences of minor gentry or prosperous farmers, with the surrounding ditch serving both defensive and drainage functions. The monument's survival as an earthwork indicates its abandonment of residential use at some point in the post-medieval period, after which it became fossilized in the landscape.
Moated site SE of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006347. View the official record →
Moated site SE of church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006347.
Moated site SE of 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 1006347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including RAF Bicester: World War II airfield (2.1 km), Wretchwick deserted medieval settlement (4.9 km), Ambrosden churchyard cross (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site SE of 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 SE of church stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.