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Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm

England

List entry 1018017

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1018017

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

1.41 hectares

Grid reference

TF 94188 39039

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming an island platform, a characteristic feature of moated sites that were typically constructed during the 12th to 16th centuries as farmstead defences or status symbols for rural landholders. Such sites served both practical and symbolic functions, protecting livestock and valuables whilst demonstrating the occupant's social standing. The site's exact dating and original architectural features remain subject to archaeological investigation, though its form is consistent with medieval settlement patterns documented across East Anglia.

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018017. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm?

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018017.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm?

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd 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 1018017.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town pump (2.3 km), Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory (2.5 km), The Greyfriars (2.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm

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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

Town pump

2.3 km

Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory

Hindringham Hall moated site with adjacent fishponds

4.4 km

Egmere medieval settlement

4.7 km

Gatehouse at manor house, East Barsham

5.7 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd 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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