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Thetford Warren is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of a medieval rabbit warren, situated in Suffolk. The site includes trapping banks and associated enclosures that formed part of the Warren's management infrastructure, dating to the medieval period when such commercial warrens were established across East Anglia to supply rabbits for food and fur. Reed Fen Lodge, a warrener's house also located within the monument boundaries, represents the residential infrastructure required to maintain and oversee the warren's operations. The surviving earthwork features and subsurface deposits preserve evidence of medieval and post-medieval land use and provide archaeological testimony to the significant commercial rabbit farming practices that characterised this region during the medieval period.
The earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of Thetford Warren, including linked trapping banks and enclosures, along with an associated warrener's house known as Reed Fen Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1485685. View the official record →
Thetford Warren is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of a medieval rabbit warren, situated in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1485685.
The earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of Thetford Warren, including linked trapping banks and enclosures, along with an associated warrener's house known as Reed Fen Lodge 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 1485685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments (4.2 km), Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south (4.4 km), Site of Saxon town: plot on E side of Mill Lane 200ft (60m) N of Nunthorpe House (4.5 km).
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