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Ruins of St Andrew's Church

England
List entry 1004012
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004012
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
TL 95629 87157
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ruins of St Andrew's Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Norfolk, England. The church dates from the medieval period and survives today as fragmentary ruins, representing one of Norfolk's many abandoned or partially destroyed parish churches. The remains indicate a building of local significance within the medieval settlement pattern of the county. The site is protected as a designated heritage monument under the National Heritage List for England reference 1004012.

Ruins of St Andrew's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004012. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ruins of St Andrew's Church?

Ruins of St Andrew's Church is a medieval ecclesiastical structure located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004012.

Who is responsible for protecting Ruins of St Andrew's Church?

Ruins of St Andrew's Church 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 1004012.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ruins of St Andrew's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tumuli on West Harling Heath (4 km), Round barrows on Garboldisham Heath (5 km), Devil's Ditch (5.4 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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tumuli on West Harling Heath
4 km
Round barrows on Garboldisham Heath
5 km
Devil's Ditch
5.4 km
Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way
6.1 km
Rushford Bridge See also SUFFOLK 242
6.7 km
Rushford Bridge See also NORFOLK 85
6.7 km
Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath
6.9 km
Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ruins of St Andrew's Church

Ruins of St Andrew's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Ruins of St Andrew's Church

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~8.8 milesCaistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~19.8 miles
Domesday entry for Roudham, Norfolk →
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