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Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

England
List entry 1003165
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003165
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
TG 07860 36610, TG 07887 36434, TG 07849 36368, TG 07892 36364, TG 07868 36291, TG 07971 36274, TG 07887 36235
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath is a prehistoric settlement located in Norfolk. The site is recorded as a scheduled monument and represents occupation dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of structures and domestic activity on the heath, though the precise chronology and extent of settlement remain subjects of archaeological investigation. The monument exemplifies the pattern of inland settlement on Norfolk's heathlands during prehistory, before later medieval and post-medieval land use transformed the landscape.

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003165. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Habitation site on Edgefield Heath?

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath is a prehistoric settlement located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003165.

Who is responsible for protecting Habitation site on Edgefield Heath?

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath 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 1003165.

What other scheduled monuments are near Habitation site on Edgefield Heath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill medieval ringwork, Hunworth (1.3 km), Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens (4.6 km), Sharrington village cross (4.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Habitation site on Edgefield Heath'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

Castle Hill medieval ringwork, Hunworth
1.3 km
Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens
4.6 km
Sharrington village cross
4.7 km
Oval barrow in Bodham Wood, 600m ESE of Warren Farm
5 km
Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
5.5 km
Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

Habitation site on Edgefield Heath stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Habitation site on Edgefield Heath

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Hunworth, Norfolk →
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