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Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall

England
List entry 1003905
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003905
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.44 hectares
Grid reference
TF 97511 05476
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Deserted medieval village south-east of Letton Hall is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site preserves earthwork remains characteristic of deserted medieval villages, including ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and settlement features that indicate the extent and layout of the former community. Such sites are valuable archaeological records of medieval rural settlement and the processes of village desertion that affected parts of England between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. The monument's preservation as earthworks makes it an important source for understanding medieval agricultural practices and settlement patterns in East Anglia.

Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003905. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall?

Deserted medieval village south-east of Letton Hall is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.

Who is responsible for protecting Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall?

Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall 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 1003905.

What other scheduled monuments are near Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas (1.2 km), Roman villa W of Woodrising Wood (1.7 km), Hazel Hurn moated site, fishponds and associated features (2.7 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas
1.2 km
Roman villa W of Woodrising Wood
1.7 km
Hazel Hurn moated site, fishponds and associated features
2.7 km
Moated site W of Reymerston
3.2 km
Woodrising Hall moated site
3.3 km
Site of Commandry of St John of Jerusalem
4.1 km
High Banks
5.1 km
Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall

Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~13.8 milesCaistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~15.9 miles
Domesday entry for Letton, Norfolk →
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