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Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure, characteristic of high-status medieval settlement and administration during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The monument consists of a water-filled or water-retaining ditch surrounding a raised platform, a defensive arrangement typical of minor manorial centres and fortified homesteads of the medieval period. Such moated sites represent important evidence of settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and land management practices in medieval Norfolk.
Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020782. View the official record →
Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020782.
Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge 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 1020782.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three Pickett-Hamilton forts at Swanton Morley airfield (2 km), A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall (2.5 km), Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral (2.7 km).
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