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Babingley is a medieval settlement located in Norfolk, England, situated in the parish of Babingley near King's Lynn. The site represents a deserted or shrunken medieval village, evidence of which survives as earthworks and archaeological remains in the landscape. Settlement at Babingley is documented from the medieval period, with the site subsequently declining, a pattern common amongst Norfolk's numerous deserted medieval villages. The physical remains comprise ridge-and-furrow field systems and settlement features that reflect the agricultural and domestic organisation of the medieval community before its abandonment or contraction.
Medieval settlement of Babingley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020766. View the official record →
Babingley is a medieval settlement located in Norfolk, England, situated in the parish of Babingley near King's Lynn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020766.
Medieval settlement of Babingley 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 1020766.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove (6.5 km), Site of All Saints' Church (6.6 km), Red Mount Chapel, The Walk (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval settlement of Babingley's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval settlement of Babingley stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.