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The site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south is a scheduled ancient monument located in Suffolk, comprising the remains of a medieval church and associated settlement features. The church itself dates from the medieval period and is believed to have been dedicated to Saint Ethelred, indicating an ecclesiastical foundation of some antiquity. The monument preserves earthwork evidence of the church structure and surrounding domestic or manorial features that collectively illustrate the character of a medieval settlement focused upon its parish church. The scheduled designation protects both the buried archaeological deposits and any visible earthwork remains within the designated area, recognising the site's significance for understanding medieval parish organisation and settlement patterns in Suffolk.
Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003941. View the official record →
The site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south is a scheduled ancient monument located in Suffolk, comprising the remains of a medieval church and associated settlement features.
Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south 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 1003941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.4 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (3.6 km), Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south'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.
Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.