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Wold Farm moated enclosure is a medieval moated site located near Odell in Bedfordshire. The monument comprises a roughly rectangular enclosure surrounded by a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch, a characteristic defensive and status-signifying feature of medieval manorial settlements. Such moated enclosures were typically constructed between the 12th and 16th centuries, with many serving as the centres of small estates or farmsteads. The site represents a common form of medieval rural settlement in the Midlands and South East, offering evidence of the organisation and land use patterns of the medieval English countryside.
Wold Farm moated enclosure, Odell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012490. View the official record →
Wold Farm moated enclosure is a medieval moated site located near Odell in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012490.
Wold Farm moated enclosure, Odell 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 1012490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tri-Focal Abandoned Medieval Settlement, Chellington. (4.1 km), Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond (5.4 km), Lavendon Castle: a motte and bailey and associated enclosures at Castle Farm (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wold Farm moated enclosure, Odell'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.
Wold Farm moated enclosure, Odell stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.