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Old Park Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding a residential platform, a characteristic defensive and status-indicating feature of the medieval period. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites were typically associated with minor gentry or prosperous farming families and served both practical and symbolic functions within the feudal landscape. The monument remains visible as an earthwork and represents an important surviving example of medieval domestic settlement patterns in the county.
Old Park Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020371. View the official record →
Old Park Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020371.
Old Park Farm moated site 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 1020371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coalport Bridge (1.9 km), Coalport Inclined Plane (2.8 km), Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines (3.4 km).
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