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The moated site with associated earthworks south of St Mary's Church near the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street is a medieval defensive settlement of probable twelfth to sixteenth century date. The monument comprises a moat surrounding a central platform, characteristic of the manorial homesteads that proliferated across southern England during the medieval period, which provided both practical water management and status demarcation for their lords. The surrounding earthworks indicate ancillary structures and land divisions typical of such settlements, though the precise chronology and social status of the site remain to be fully elucidated through archaeological investigation. Such moated sites represent an important class of medieval rural settlement evidence, documenting the dispersed pattern of aristocratic and gentry occupation across the English landscape during the Middle Ages.
Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011311. View the official record →
The moated site with associated earthworks south of St Mary's Church near the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street is a medieval defensive settlement of probable twelfth to sixteenth century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011311.
Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street 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 1011311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church (0.7 km), A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church (1.2 km), Moated site, fishponds and deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe, 300m west of Home Park Farm. (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street'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 with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.