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Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well

England
List entry 1015257
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015257
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.13 hectares
Grid reference
TL 83982 87388
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well is a deserted medieval settlement and religious site located in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises the remains of a church dedicated to Saint Helen, associated earthwork features that represent the former settlement pattern, and a holy well which would have held spiritual significance for medieval pilgrims and inhabitants. The site dates to the medieval period, with the church representing an important focus for the community's religious and social life. The combination of church, settlement earthworks, and holy well reflects the typical medieval arrangement of faith, habitation, and the veneration of sacred water sources in rural Norfolk.

Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015257. View the official record →

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What is Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well?

Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well is a deserted medieval settlement and religious site located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015257.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well?

Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well 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 1015257.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bank and ditch NE of London Road (5.1 km), Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments (5.4 km), Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south (5.6 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bank and ditch NE of London Road
5.1 km
Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments
5.4 km
Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south
5.6 km
Site of Saxon town: plot on E side of Mill Lane 200ft (60m) N of Nunthorpe House
5.7 km
Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary
5.7 km
Site of Saxon town: primary school grounds, Hilary Road
5.7 km
Site of Saxon town: Bury Road allotments
5.9 km
Site of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open space
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well

Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~2.1 miles
Domesday entry for Santon, Norfolk →
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