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Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village

England
List entry 1018651
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018651
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.6 hectares
Grid reference
TF 65926 11735
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wormegay Motte and Bailey Castle is a Norman fortification located in the village of Wormegay in Norfolk, England. The castle comprises an earthwork mound surmounted by a timber or stone palisade, characteristic of eleventh and twelfth century defensive architecture, with an adjacent bailey or outer ward. The monument represents a typical example of post-Conquest military settlement and demonstrates the strategic importance of Norfolk during the Norman period. The site remains substantially visible as an archaeological earthwork and is protected as a scheduled monument.

Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018651. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village?

Wormegay Motte and Bailey Castle is a Norman fortification located in the village of Wormegay in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018651.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village?

Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village 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 1018651.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm (0.5 km), Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield (3 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church (3.5 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.
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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.
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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
0.5 km
Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
3 km
Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
3.5 km
Moat at the Old Rectory
4.1 km
Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
5.1 km
Marham Abbey
5.1 km
Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
5.6 km
Moated site 140m north east of Crimplesham Hall
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village

Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~16.7 miles
Domesday entry for Wormegay, Norfolk →
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