Moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60m north of St John's Church

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History & significance

A moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60 metres north of St John's Church, is a scheduled ancient monument in Norfolk comprising a substantial earthwork moat enclosing an elevated platform, likely the defensive or prestigious residence site of a medieval landowner or minor nobility. The moat, surviving as a pronounced ditch with accompanying banks, represents a common settlement form across medieval England from the twelfth century onwards, whilst the associated ridge and furrow field patterns visible in the surrounding landscape testify to the intensive arable cultivation practices of the medieval agrarian economy. The site demonstrates the intimate relationship between domestic settlement and agricultural production characteristic of the medieval countryside, with both elements dating primarily to the medieval period, though continued use into later centuries cannot be excluded without archaeological investigation.

Moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60m north of St John's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009984. View the official record →

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