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Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Bedfordshire comprising a moated enclosure, associated deer park earthworks, and a series of fishponds. The moated site itself dates primarily to the medieval period and represents a form of domestic and defensive settlement common among gentry and minor nobility in England from the twelfth century onwards. The adjacent deer park and fishponds reflect the economic and recreational pursuits typical of medieval landed estates, with such features serving both practical purposes for food production and status as indicators of wealth and social standing. The survival of these earthworks provides valuable archaeological evidence of the landscape management and settlement patterns of medieval Bedfordshire.
Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011713. View the official record →
Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Bedfordshire comprising a moated enclosure, associated deer park earthworks, and a series of fishponds. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011713.
Park Farm moated site, deer park and fishponds 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 1011713.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery (4.9 km), Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 480m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery (4.9 km), Earthwork at Wards Coombe (5.7 km).
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