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Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church

England
List entry 1020823
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020823
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.97 hectares
Grid reference
TF 69197 30217
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church is a medieval defensive settlement located in Norfolk. The monument comprises a substantial moat enclosing an area of habitation, typical of high-status medieval residences of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The earthwork remains survive as a prominent topographical feature and represent a form of domestic fortification common amongst the medieval gentry and minor nobility of East Anglia. Associated with the moated enclosure are additional earthworks indicating the extent of medieval activity and land organisation in the immediate vicinity of the site.

Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020823. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church?

Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church is a medieval defensive settlement located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020823.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church?

Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas'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 1020823.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House (5.8 km), Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle (5.8 km), Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House (6.1 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church

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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

Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
5.8 km
Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
5.8 km
Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
6.1 km
Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
6.2 km
Congham Roman settlement
6.7 km
Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
7.2 km
Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
7.2 km
Moated site at The Old Rectory
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church

Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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