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Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge

England
List entry 1020782
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020782
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.99 hectares
Grid reference
TF 98552 18995
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a medieval defensive or high-status residential enclosure located in Norfolk. The monument consists of a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial and aristocratic settlements dating from approximately the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed domestic buildings, outhouses, and working areas, with the water-filled ditch serving both defensive and drainage functions. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important example of medieval settlement archaeology in the region.

Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020782. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge?

Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge is a medieval defensive or high-status residential enclosure located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020782.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge?

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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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

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
Animal pound at junction of Greatheath Road and Holt Road
3.1 km
Deserted medieval village
5 km
Earthworks N of Gateley Hall
5.7 km
Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church
6.1 km
Old Hall moated site 100m north west of Almshouse Bungalow
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge

Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 280m south east of Spong Bridge

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~18 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~20.9 miles
Domesday entry for Beetley, Norfolk →
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