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Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm

England
List entry 1018648
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018648
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.21 hectares
Grid reference
TF 69114 15423
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site of Crancourt Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Manor Farm in Norfolk. The site consists of a substantial moat enclosing an area of land that once held a manorial dwelling, a common feature of medieval settlement patterns in East Anglia. The moat represents a form of domestic fortification typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving both practical and status functions for a manorial household. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological monument demonstrating the physical organisation of medieval rural landholding and social hierarchy in Norfolk.

Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018648. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm?

Moated site of Crancourt Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Manor Farm in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018648.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm?

Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm 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 1018648.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm (4.5 km), Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village (4.9 km), Marham Abbey (5.8 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
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

Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
4.5 km
Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
4.9 km
Marham Abbey
5.8 km
Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
5.8 km
Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
6 km
Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
6.6 km
Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood
8.7 km
Hangour Hill
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm

Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~17.7 miles
Domesday entry for East Winch, Norfolk →
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