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Simfields moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat forming a roughly rectangular defensive perimeter, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval domestic settlements dating primarily to the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically functioned as the fortified residences of minor nobility, gentry, or prosperous merchants, combining practical defensive capability with conspicuous display of wealth and status. The monument represents an important surviving example of medieval settlement archaeology and evidence of the territorial organisation and social hierarchy of medieval Staffordshire.
Simfields moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009965. View the official record →
Simfields moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009965.
Simfields 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 1009965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lawn Farm moated site and two ponds (1.5 km), Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton (2.6 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard (4.5 km).
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