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Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave

England
List entry 1002894
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002894
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.44 hectares
Grid reference
TF 83173 12251, TF 83475 12003
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted medieval village at Great Palgrave is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement abandoned during or shortly after the medieval period. The site preserves ridge and furrow field systems alongside structural foundations and property boundaries that illustrate the layout and agricultural practices of a medieval rural community. Located in Norfolk, the village represents one of numerous deserted settlements in East Anglia that were depopulated through economic and social changes characteristic of the late medieval and early modern periods. The surviving earthworks provide archaeological evidence of domestic occupation and land use patterns that would otherwise be inaccessible to historical study.

Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002894. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave?

Deserted medieval village at Great Palgrave is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a settlement abandoned during or shortly after the medieval period.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave?

Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave 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 1002894.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St George's Church (3.4 km), Castle Acre Priory (3.4 km), Double moated site of Old Hall, 250m north west of Church Farm (3.5 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross, St George's Church
3.4 km
Castle Acre Priory
3.4 km
Double moated site of Old Hall, 250m north west of Church Farm
3.5 km
Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate
3.5 km
Moated site 230m and 110m north of All Saints Church
3.7 km
West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
6.1 km
Bowl barrow 840m south east of Forestry Lodge
6.4 km
Bowl barrow 810m SSE of Forestry Lodge
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave

Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted medieval village, Great Palgrave

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~13.8 miles
Domesday entry for Palgrave, Norfolk →
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