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Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church

England
List entry 1004019
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004019
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.66 hectares
Grid reference
TF 94141 23203
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church is a prehistoric or early medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. The site consists of linear earthwork features whose precise dating and function remain subject to archaeological interpretation, though such monuments in Norfolk commonly relate to territorial boundaries, agricultural organisation, or settlement definition during the prehistoric through early medieval periods. The earthworks survive as ground-level features and represent the type of landscape archaeology that provides evidence for land use and social organisation in Norfolk's deep history. The monument's formal designation within the National Heritage List for England reflects its recognised archaeological significance as a record of past human activity and land management practices.

Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004019. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church?

Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church is a prehistoric or early medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004019.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church?

Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church 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 1004019.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks N of Gateley Hall (1.9 km), Moated site 530m north east of Manor Farm (2.8 km), Deserted village, Godwick (3.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Timeline
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

Earthworks N of Gateley Hall
1.9 km
Moated site 530m north east of Manor Farm
2.8 km
Deserted village, Godwick
3.9 km
Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
4.2 km
Mileham Castle
4.6 km
Animal pound at junction of Greatheath Road and Holt Road
4.7 km
Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral
5 km
Deserted medieval village
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church

Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~21.7 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Horningtoft, Norfolk →
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