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Paved Ford 400 yards south-east of Kempston Church is an ancient ford crossing in Bedfordshire, representing an important point of river passage in the medieval and possibly earlier period. The site is characterized by a paved surface facilitating pedestrian and vehicular crossing at this location on the watercourse. Its exact date of construction remains uncertain, though such fording points were commonly improved and maintained throughout the medieval period as essential infrastructure for local communication and trade routes. The survival of visible paving suggests sustained use and investment in maintaining this crossing over an extended period.
Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005412. View the official record →
Paved Ford 400 yards south-east of Kempston Church is an ancient ford crossing in Bedfordshire, representing an important point of river passage in the medieval and possibly earlier period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005412.
Paved ford 400yds (366m) SE of Kempston 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 1005412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kempston Hardwick moated site (3.4 km), A moated site, three fishponds, two trackways and field systems at Moat Farm (6.7 km), Moat Farm moated enclosure and associated settlement earthworks (6.8 km).
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