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The Banquetting Orchard moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located approximately 650 metres north-west of Bentley village hall in Worcestershire. The monument consists of a substantial moated platform, a physical form characteristic of high-status domestic occupation during the medieval period, and represents evidence of settlement hierarchy and landholding patterns in the region. The site dates to the medieval period, with its moated construction suggesting occupation from at least the 13th century onwards, and demonstrates the prevalence of moated homesteads amongst the minor gentry and substantial farming families of medieval England. The survival of the earthwork ditch and platform structure provides archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement distribution and domestic organisation in Worcestershire.
The Banquetting Orchard moated site, 650m north west of Bentley village hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017805. View the official record →
The Banquetting Orchard moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located approximately 650 metres north-west of Bentley village hall in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017805.
The Banquetting Orchard moated site, 650m north west of Bentley village hall 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 1017805.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross at the junction of School Road and Astwood Lane (4.1 km), Moated site 450m west of Parkhall Farm (4.9 km), Moated site and fishpond at Hunt End, 120m south east of Chapel House Farm (5 km).
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