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Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm

England
List entry 1003953
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003953
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.67 hectares
Grid reference
TG 22899 03960
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery southwest of Markshall Farm is an early medieval burial ground located in Norfolk, England. Dating to the Anglo-Saxon period, the site represents an important archaeological record of burial practices and settlement patterns in early medieval East Anglia. The cemetery has yielded material evidence consistent with fifth to seventh-century inhumation practices, contributing to understanding of the transition period following Roman withdrawal from Britain. As a designated heritage monument, the site remains significant for the study of Anglo-Saxon Norfolk and the early development of Anglo-Saxon communities in the region.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003953. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm?

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery southwest of Markshall Farm is an early medieval burial ground located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003953.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm?

Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm 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 1003953.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm (0.5 km), Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains (0.8 km), Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (0.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm
0.5 km
Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
0.8 km
Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm
0.9 km
Roman sites outside town walls
1 km
Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm
1.4 km
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
2 km
Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
2.5 km
Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
3.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm

Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~0.3 miles
Domesday entry for Caistor, Norfolk →
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