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Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall is a medieval defensive earthwork comprising a water-filled ditch that formerly enclosed a residential platform in Norfolk. The moat represents a characteristic form of minor aristocratic or gentry settlement dating to the medieval period, likely constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries. The site preserves evidence of the manorial organisation of the Norfolk landscape during the Middle Ages, with the water-filled enclosure serving both defensive and status-conferring functions. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological monument, demonstrating the settlement hierarchy and land management patterns of medieval Norfolk.
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018180. View the official record →
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall is a medieval defensive earthwork comprising a water-filled ditch that formerly enclosed a residential platform in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018180.
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall 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 1018180.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall (0.6 km), Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm (1.2 km), Roman sites outside town walls (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.