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Norman manor house is a twelfth-century domestic structure located in Lincolnshire, representing the substantial stone-built residences that emerged among the Anglo-Norman gentry following the Conquest. The building exemplifies the architectural conventions of early Norman domestic planning, with features characteristic of high-status secular architecture of the period. Its survival, albeit in fragmentary form, provides archaeological and architectural evidence for the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of twelfth-century rural Lincolnshire. The monument's designation reflects its importance as a standing example of Norman period manor house construction and its contribution to understanding medieval aristocratic domestic life in the East Midlands.
Norman manor house (12th century) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005055. View the official record →
Norman manor house is a twelfth-century domestic structure located in Lincolnshire, representing the substantial stone-built residences that emerged among the Anglo-Norman gentry following the Conquest. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005055.
Norman manor house (12th century) 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 1005055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Round Hills earthwork (2.1 km), Bassingthorpe Manor moated site (2.3 km), Bowl barrow 450m north west of St Guthlac's Church (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Norman manor house (12th century)'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Norman manor house (12th century) stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.