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Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Surrey (not Sussex). The monument consists of a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, typical of high-status domestic sites constructed during the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 14th centuries. Such moated homesteads served both defensive and status functions for the manorial class, protecting their residences and demesne land. The site remains visible as earthwork features and represents an important example of medieval settlement organisation in the Weald region.
Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009904. View the official record →
Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Surrey (not Sussex). It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009904.
Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge 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 1009904.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Warren furnace (1.4 km), Village cage and St Peter's Cross (5.2 km), Medieval moated site, Brambletye Manor (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge'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 west of Avenue Wood, Felbridge stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.