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Roxford moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire. The site comprises a substantial moat defining a residential platform, a characteristic defensive and status-bearing feature of the medieval period, particularly common amongst the landholding classes between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. The moated site represents evidence of medieval settlement and manorial occupation in the parish, reflecting the agricultural and social organisation of the locality during the Middle Ages. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains of archaeological significance for understanding medieval domestic settlement patterns and land use in Hertfordshire.
Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012342. View the official record →
Roxford moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012342.
Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury 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 1012342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Baroque garden in Grotto Wood (0.3 km), Stocking Lane moated site (2.3 km), Iron Age cemetery, Trinity Road, Hertford Heath (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury'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.
Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.