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West Tofts is a deserted medieval village located in Norfolk, England, whose earthworks and archaeological remains document settlement patterns and land use in the medieval period. The site preserves visible features including house platforms, field systems, and trackways that provide evidence of the village's layout and agricultural organisation before its abandonment. The desertion of West Tofts, like many Norfolk villages, reflects the economic and social transformations of the late medieval period, including changes in land management and population movement. The surviving earthworks remain an important archaeological resource for understanding medieval rural settlement and landscape change in East Anglia.
West Tofts deserted village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003946. View the official record →
West Tofts is a deserted medieval village located in Norfolk, England, whose earthworks and archaeological remains document settlement patterns and land use in the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003946.
West Tofts deserted village 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 1003946.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m south west of Little Lodge Farm (6 km), Bowl barrow 380m south west of Santon House (6.2 km), 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 (6.8 km).
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