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Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel

England

List entry 1006027

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1006027

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

1.55 hectares

Grid reference

TL 97818 44248

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel is a linear earthwork in Suffolk that represents the physical demarcation of a medieval manorial precinct. Dating from the medieval period, the bank forms part of the landscape infrastructure associated with the management and definition of the chapel's landholdings and the manor with which it was connected. The earthwork survives as a raised linear feature in the landscape, reflecting the administrative and territorial organisation of the locality during the medieval period. Such banks commonly marked boundaries between different holdings or delimited areas under specific manorial control, serving both practical and symbolic functions in the medieval rural landscape.

Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006027. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel?

The manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel is a linear earthwork in Suffolk that represents the physical demarcation of a medieval manorial precinct. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006027.

Who is responsible for protecting Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel?

Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel 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 1006027.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St James' Chapel (0.1 km), Lindsey Castle (0.2 km), Kersey Priory (2.1 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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Civil War

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Geology

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LiDAR

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Literature

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church

3 km

Mound of Milden Castle

3.4 km

Bridge N of Bridge Farm

3.7 km

Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill

4.8 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel

Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel

ColchesterRoman town · ~11.9 miles Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~19.3 miles Battle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~24.9 miles

Domesday entry for Lindsey, Suffolk →

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