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Wychnor is a deserted medieval village with associated moated sites and fishponds located in Staffordshire, England. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of a medieval settlement, including a moated enclosure that likely served as the residence of a person of some standing within the community, alongside evidence of agricultural exploitation in the form of fishponds. The site represents typical medieval rural settlement patterns from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, with the physical features visible today preserved as earthworks. The combination of settlement remains with manorial and productive features demonstrates the integrated character of medieval village economies before the site's eventual abandonment and subsequent preservation as an archaeological landscape.
Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009032. View the official record →
Wychnor is a deserted medieval village with associated moated sites and fishponds located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009032.
Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds 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 1009032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood (0.7 km), Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge (1.1 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds'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.
Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.