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Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral

England
List entry 1017911
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017911
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.04 hectares
Grid reference
TF 98881 21640
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established scholarly information about the specific monument designated NHLE list entry 1017911 in Norfolk to describe its historical significance, physical character, and dating with the precision required. Rather than risk providing inaccurate details about this particular site's relationship to an Anglo-Saxon cathedral, its chapel structure, or its fortified manor house features, I must acknowledge that the specific architectural and archaeological record for this monument requires verification against primary heritage documentation. I would recommend consulting the official National Heritage List for England entry directly for authoritative description of this Norfolk site.

Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017911. View the official record →

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What is Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral?

I do not have reliable established scholarly information about the specific monument designated NHLE list entry 1017911 in Norfolk to describe its historical significance, physical character, and dating with the precision required.

Who is responsible for protecting Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral?

Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral 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 1017911.

What other scheduled monuments are near Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Animal pound at junction of Greatheath Road and Holt Road (0.5 km), A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall (2.5 km), Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge (2.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Animal pound at junction of Greatheath Road and Holt Road
0.5 km
A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall
2.5 km
Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge
2.7 km
Three Pickett-Hamilton forts at Swanton Morley airfield
3.1 km
Earthworks N of Gateley Hall
3.9 km
Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church
5 km
Deserted medieval village
6.6 km
Moated site 530m north east of Manor Farm
7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral

Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~18.7 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~22.4 miles
Domesday entry for Elmham, Norfolk →
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