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Multi-period site at Norsey Wood

England
List entry 1019485
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019485
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
66.13 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 68644 95409
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Norsey Wood is a multi-period archaeological site located in Essex, England, which reveals evidence of human activity spanning several distinct historical phases. The site contains remains dating from the Iron Age through to the medieval period, demonstrating continuity of occupation or use across more than a thousand years. Physical features include prehistoric earthworks and field systems alongside later medieval structures, reflecting changing patterns of settlement and land use. The combination of periods represented at Norsey Wood provides valuable evidence for understanding long-term landscape development and human adaptation in the Essex region.

Multi-period site at Norsey Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019485. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Multi-period site at Norsey Wood?

Norsey Wood is a multi-period archaeological site located in Essex, England, which reveals evidence of human activity spanning several distinct historical phases. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019485.

Who is responsible for protecting Multi-period site at Norsey Wood?

Multi-period site at Norsey 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 1019485.

What other scheduled monuments are near Multi-period site at Norsey Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chitham's Farm moated site (2 km), Moated site immediately east of Heron Hall (5.9 km), Moated site and fishponds at Botelers (6.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Multi-period site at Norsey Wood

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multi-period site at Norsey Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Chitham's Farm moated site
2 km
Moated site immediately east of Heron Hall
5.9 km
Moated site and fishponds at Botelers
6.5 km
Thoby Priory
6.8 km
Moated site known as Killigrews
7.3 km
Moat at Basildon Hall
7.4 km
Roman villa 100m north west of Handley Barns
7.5 km
Moated site known as Franklin's Island
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Multi-period site at Norsey Wood

Multi-period site at Norsey Wood stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Multi-period site at Norsey Wood

RochesterRoman town · ~17 milesLondonRoman town · ~24 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~12.9 miles
Domesday entry for Ramsden, Essex →
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