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Moated site in Hillington Park

England
List entry 1008355
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008355
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1 hectares
Grid reference
TF 72303 25744
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site in Hillington Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding a raised platform or island, a common settlement pattern in medieval England dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated enclosures typically served as the centres of manorial estates and provided both practical water management and symbolic demarcation of high-status domestic or agricultural compounds. The Hillington Park example represents an important survival of this widespread medieval settlement type and contributes to understanding the distribution and character of aristocratic and gentry residences in medieval Norfolk.

Moated site in Hillington Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008355. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site in Hillington Park?

Moated site in Hillington Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008355.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site in Hillington Park?

Moated site in Hillington Park 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 1008355.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site in Hillington Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane (4.1 km), Well Hall Roman settlement (5.2 km), Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall (5.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site in Hillington Park

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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

Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
4.1 km
Well Hall Roman settlement
5.2 km
Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
5.6 km
Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
6.2 km
Site of All Saints' Church
6.4 km
Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
6.6 km
Moated site at Gayton Hall
6.8 km
Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site in Hillington Park

Moated site in Hillington Park stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site in Hillington Park

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~23 miles
Domesday entry for Hillington, Norfolk →
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