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Xanthe

England
List entry 1464597
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1464597
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.14 hectares
Grid reference
TG4929828452
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I cannot provide a description of this monument. The NHLE reference number 1464597 does not correspond to a site called Xanthe in the established English Heritage records or other scholarly sources on English monuments. Without access to verified information about this specific site—its location, date, physical characteristics, and historical significance—I cannot write a factual description that meets the standards you have requested.

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Xanthe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1464597. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Xanthe?

I cannot provide a description of this monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1464597.

Who is responsible for protecting Xanthe?

Xanthe 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 1464597.

What other scheduled monuments are near Xanthe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Seagull (1.5 km), Site of Manorial Complex, Hall Farm, Waxham (5.7 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Xanthe

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Xanthe's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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.
Spotlight
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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Seagull
1.5 km
Site of Manorial Complex, Hall Farm, Waxham
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Xanthe

Xanthe stands on Eocene claystone, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is claystone.

The wider landscape

Around Xanthe

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Waxham, Norfolk →
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