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Stocking Lane moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire, England. The site consists of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch forming a defensive perimeter around a residential platform, a settlement form characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries in southern England. Moated sites of this type typically served as the residences of minor gentry or substantial farmers, combining practical water management with status and security. The Stocking Lane example represents an important archaeological record of medieval domestic settlement and land use patterns in the county.
Stocking Lane moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010743. View the official record →
Stocking Lane moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010743.
Stocking Lane 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 1010743.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coldharbour Moat (3.8 km), Motte castle south of Cock Lane (4.4 km), Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stocking Lane moated site'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.
Stocking Lane moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.