Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall

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History & significance

Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk comprising the earthwork traces of a deserted or shrunken medieval village. The site preserves ridge and furrow cultivation patterns and settlement features typical of nucleated medieval agricultural communities, indicating occupation and exploitation of the landscape during the medieval period. The earthworks survive as low banks and ditches visible in the present-day topography, providing archaeological evidence of the settlement's layout and the farming practices of its inhabitants. Such sites are valuable for understanding the organisation of medieval rural society and the processes of settlement change that affected Norfolk parishes over the medieval and post-medieval centuries.

Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019331. View the official record →

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