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Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks

England
List entry 1018541
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018541
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.17 hectares
Grid reference
TF 95748 41608
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks is a medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of high-status medieval settlement, with the water-filled ditch serving both defensive and manorial functions during the medieval period. Associated earthworks in the vicinity indicate broader patterns of medieval land use and occupation around the principal manorial focus. Such moated sites are characteristic features of the English medieval landscape, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, and this example contributes to understanding Norfolk's medieval settlement hierarchy and estate organisation.

Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018541. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks?

Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks is a medieval monument located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018541.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks?

Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks 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 1018541.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm (1.7 km), Binham Priory (2.9 km), Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm (3 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

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm
1.7 km
Binham Priory
2.9 km
Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm
3 km
Binham village cross
3.3 km
Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm
4.6 km
Town pump
5.3 km
Hindringham Hall moated site with adjacent fishponds
5.3 km
Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks

Moated site of Hale's Manor and associated earthworks stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Wighton, Norfolk →
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