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Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm

England
List entry 1018649
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018649
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.71 hectares
Grid reference
TF 71560 05964
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The monument consists of a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of high-status dwellings and manorial centres dating from the medieval period, typically from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing protection and drainage whilst demonstrating the social standing of their occupants. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Norfolk.

Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018649. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm?

Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018649.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm?

Moated site 160m north east of Avenue 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 1018649.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Barton Bendish medieval settlement immediately west of Abbey Farm (0.4 km), Village cross 50m east of St Mary's Church (3.6 km), Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm (3.7 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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Remains of Barton Bendish medieval settlement immediately west of Abbey Farm
0.4 km
Village cross 50m east of St Mary's Church
3.6 km
Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
3.7 km
Site of St Mary's Church, Caldecote
3.8 km
Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church
3.8 km
Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood
4.1 km
Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
4.4 km
Hangour Hill
4.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm

Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~11.8 miles
Domesday entry for Barton, Norfolk →
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