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Stanwardine moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, comprising a substantial moated enclosure with associated fishponds that reflect the settlement patterns and agricultural practices of the medieval period. The moat and fishpond system date to the medieval era, likely established between the 12th and 16th centuries, and demonstrate the typical arrangement of a minor gentry or manorial holding of that time. The site's physical character is defined by water-filled ditches surrounding the residential platform, with the fishponds providing both food resources and water management for the settlement. Such moated sites are common across the English Midlands and represent an important class of medieval domestic monument, indicative of social status and organised landscape management during the feudal period.
Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017240. View the official record →
Stanwardine moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, comprising a substantial moated enclosure with associated fishponds that reflect the settlement patterns and agricultural practices of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017240.
Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond 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 1017240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Berth (4 km), Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House (5.8 km), Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond'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.
Stanwardine moated site and associated fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.