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Moated site in Gelham's Wood

England

List entry 1020857

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020857

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.14 hectares

Grid reference

TG 09038 05327

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure consisting of a substantial ditch surrounding a raised platform, located in Norfolk. The monument dates to the medieval period, typical of the numerous moated sites found across East Anglia that served as the focal points of manorial settlements from the twelfth century onwards. The moat would have originally been water-filled, providing both practical defence and a status symbol for the landholding family residing within. Such sites frequently supported timber or stone structures, though evidence of any buildings at this particular location remains archaeologically unconfirmed.

Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020857. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site in Gelham's Wood?

Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure consisting of a substantial ditch surrounding a raised platform, located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020857.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site in Gelham's Wood?

Moated site in Gelham's Wood 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 1020857.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site in Gelham's Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood (1 km), Manorial site 480m south west of Downham Lodge Farm (1 km), Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm (1.7 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

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Timeline

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood

1 km

Manorial site 480m south west of Downham Lodge Farm

1 km

Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm

1.7 km

Moated site of Kimberley Hall and remains of associated gardens

1.8 km

Romano-Celtic temple 590m south east of St James's Church

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site in Gelham's Wood

Moated site in Gelham's Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site in Gelham's Wood

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~8.7 miles Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~19.5 miles

Domesday entry for Carleton, Norfolk →

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