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City walls and towers is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk comprising defensive fortifications that form part of the medieval urban defences of Norwich. The surviving sections of wall and associated towers date primarily from the 12th and 13th centuries, representing a significant phase of urban fortification in the Norman and Early Medieval period. The walls originally encircled the city and several sections remain extant today, demonstrating the medieval construction techniques and engineering required to protect an expanding commercial settlement. These structures constitute important evidence of Norwich's status as a prosperous and strategically significant medieval city.
City walls and towers is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004023. View the official record →
City walls and towers is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk comprising defensive fortifications that form part of the medieval urban defences of Norwich.
City walls and towers 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 1004023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Woodhenge', Arminghall (3.3 km), Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (4 km), Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of City walls and towers'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.
City walls and towers stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.