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Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm

England

List entry 1018176

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1018176

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

4.09 hectares

Grid reference

TF 94588 40364

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Norfolk, England. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of rural habitation and land use typical of Norfolk's extensive network of medieval communities. The site is recorded as an archaeological monument reflecting the pattern of medieval settlement organization in East Anglia, though substantial earthwork remains or built structures are not extensively documented in available records. Its designation as a protected monument acknowledges its importance for understanding medieval Norfolk's settlement hierarchy and landscape development.

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018176. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm?

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm is a deserted medieval village site located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018176.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm?

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm 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 1018176.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Warham Camp small multivallate fort (0.5 km), Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm (1.4 km), Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm (3.2 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

Warham Camp small multivallate fort

0.5 km

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm

1.4 km

Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm

Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory

3.9 km

The Greyfriars

4 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Wighton, Norfolk →

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