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Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall

England
List entry 1003929
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003929
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.11 hectares
Grid reference
TL 72812 87804
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall is a deserted medieval settlement located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a village that contracted or was abandoned during the medieval period, leaving behind ridge-and-furrow field systems and settlement features visible as ground undulations. Such shrunken villages are important archaeological indicators of medieval economic and social change, often reflecting periods of depopulation, agricultural reorganisation, or shifts in settlement patterns. The survival of these earthworks provides valuable evidence for understanding the medieval landscape and the evolution of Norfolk's rural communities.

Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003929. View the official record →

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What is Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall?

The Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall is a deserted medieval settlement located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003929.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall?

Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall 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 1003929.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross, 90m north east of St James's Church (0.7 km), Earthworks in Little Ouse Valley (1.7 km), Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold (3 km).

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Overview
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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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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Village cross, 90m north east of St James's Church
0.7 km
Earthworks in Little Ouse Valley
1.7 km
Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold
3 km
Roman building E of Fengate Farm
5 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 760m west of Pilgrims' Walk
5.1 km
Weeting Castle moated site and 12th century manor house with post-medieval ice house
5.2 km
Bell barrow known as White Hill
5.2 km
Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 650m west of Pilgrims' Walk
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall

Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~5.6 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~25 miles
Domesday entry for Hockwold, Norfolk →
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