Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWell Hall Roman settlement

Well Hall Roman settlement

England
List entry 1003168
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003168
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.17 hectares
Grid reference
TF 72439 20560
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Well Hall Roman settlement is a Romano-British archaeological site located in Norfolk. The settlement dates to the Roman period and represents evidence of civilian occupation and activity during Rome's presence in Britain. The site has yielded artefactual material consistent with domestic and possibly small-scale industrial use typical of rural Romano-British settlements in East Anglia. Its investigation has contributed to understanding the pattern of Roman rural settlement and economic activity in the Norfolk region during the first to fourth centuries.

Well Hall Roman settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003168. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Well Hall Roman settlement?

Well Hall Roman settlement is a Romano-British archaeological site located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003168.

Who is responsible for protecting Well Hall Roman settlement?

Well Hall Roman settlement 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 1003168.

What other scheduled monuments are near Well Hall Roman settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm (2.6 km), Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe (2.8 km), Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common (4.5 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.
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Well Hall Roman settlement

Well Hall Roman settlement stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Well Hall Roman settlement

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~19.9 miles