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Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house

England
List entry 1009986
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009986
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.17 hectares
Grid reference
TF 56958 19043
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house is a scheduled ancient monument located in Norfolk, comprising the archaeological traces of a medieval rural settlement. The site consists of earthwork features and subsurface deposits indicative of domestic and agricultural occupation dating to the medieval period. Such settlement remains are significant for understanding patterns of medieval rural habitation and land use in East Anglia, providing evidence of the material conditions and spatial organisation of medieval communities away from major centres. The preservation of these remains as a scheduled monument reflects their value for archaeological study and their contribution to knowledge of Norfolk's medieval landscape.

Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009986. View the official record →

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What is Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house?

The Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house is a scheduled ancient monument located in Norfolk, comprising the archaeological traces of a medieval rural settlement.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house?

Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house 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 1009986.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in St Margaret's churchyard (2.3 km), Moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60m north of St John's Church (4.3 km), Moated site and formal garden remains at Aylmer Hall (4.7 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
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
2.3 km
Moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60m north of St John's Church
4.3 km
Moated site and formal garden remains at Aylmer Hall
4.7 km
Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
4.9 km
Greyfriars Tower
5.1 km
The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
5.2 km
Medieval town walls
5.5 km
Town wall beside Wyatt Street
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house

Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~23.7 miles
Domesday entry for Clenchwarton, Norfolk →
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