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Blakeney Chapel, site of

England
List entry 1003622
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003622
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
TG 04389 45247
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blakeney Chapel is a ruined medieval religious structure located in the parish of Blakeney in Norfolk. The chapel dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the ecclesiastical provision in this coastal settlement during the Middle Ages. The surviving remains indicate a modest chapel structure, consistent with the spiritual needs of a small medieval community. The site is designated as an ancient monument reflecting its historical importance to the understanding of medieval Norfolk's religious landscape.

Blakeney Chapel, site of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003622. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Blakeney Chapel, site of?

Blakeney Chapel is a ruined medieval religious structure located in the parish of Blakeney in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003622.

Who is responsible for protecting Blakeney Chapel, site of?

Blakeney Chapel, site of 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 1003622.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blakeney Chapel, site of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows in Taylors Wood, 260m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (4 km), Bowl barrow in Taylors Wood, 350m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (4.1 km), Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath (4.3 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows in Taylors Wood, 260m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4 km
Bowl barrow in Taylors Wood, 350m north east of Swan Lodge: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4.1 km
Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4.3 km
Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4.5 km
Bowl barrow known as Three Farthing Hill: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4.6 km
Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
4.7 km
Heydon Hall, Saxlingham (near Holt)
5.8 km
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Blakeney Chapel, site of

Blakeney Chapel, site of stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Cley, Norfolk →
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