Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSite of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south

Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south

England
List entry 1003941
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003941
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.31 hectares
Grid reference
TL 86956 82606
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south?

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).

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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south

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.

The wider landscape

Around Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~5.6 miles