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Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1018018
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018018
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.52 hectares
Grid reference
TF 85694 36162
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of Beaufoe's manor is an ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval manor house located 180 metres south-east of St Mary's Church in Norfolk. The site preserves archaeological evidence of domestic settlement from the medieval period, with surviving earthworks that indicate the former layout and extent of the manorial complex. The physical remains, visible as ground-level features, represent an important record of Norfolk's medieval settlement pattern and the territorial organisation of rural aristocratic landholding in the region. The monument is statutorily protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England reference 1018018.

Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018018. View the official record →

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What is Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church?

Site of Beaufoe's manor is an ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval manor house located 180 metres south-east of St Mary's Church in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018018.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church?

Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary'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 1018018.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Iron Age fort on Bloodgate Hill (1.3 km), Waterden medieval settlement remains (2.9 km), Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings Farm (3.9 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.
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

Remains of Iron Age fort on Bloodgate Hill
1.3 km
Waterden medieval settlement remains
2.9 km
Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings Farm
3.9 km
Village cross at north west end of Cross Lane
5.3 km
Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert, 100m south east of Highfield House
5.6 km
Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House
5.9 km
Gatehouse at manor house, East Barsham
6.4 km
Coxford Priory
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church

Site of Beaufoe's manor, 180m south east of St Mary's Church stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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