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Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1020769
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020769
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.38 hectares
Grid reference
TF 70468 26916
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The monument consists of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once surrounded a residential platform, a characteristic defensive arrangement of the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically occupied by minor gentry or substantial farmers between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, serving both practical and status-affirming functions. The proximity of this example to the parish church suggests it occupied an important position within the settlement hierarchy of its community.

Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020769. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church?

Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020769.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church?

Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church 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 1020769.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane (5.4 km), Well Hall Roman settlement (6.6 km), Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall (6.9 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.
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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

Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
5.4 km
Well Hall Roman settlement
6.6 km
Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
6.9 km
Site of All Saints' Church
7 km
Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
7.1 km
Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
7.4 km
Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
7.5 km
Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church

Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~24 miles
Domesday entry for Appleton, Norfolk →
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