NHER 10180 (Monument record) - Site of St Peter's Church, Long Stratton

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Summary

This is the site of the medieval parish church of St Peter's which was united with St Michael's during the reign of Henry VII. The church was demolished in 1520 and slight earthworks are now visible on the site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM29SW
Civil Parish LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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United to St Michael's in the reign of Henry VII; demolished 1520.
Site known as Old Churchyard in (S1)'s day.
E. Rose (NAU), 22 March 1979.

Pasture field; slight amorphous earthworks, with grass covered pit at antiquity symbol.
Close inspection prevented by shirehorse.
Appropriate section of (S2) in file.

August 2003.
Under good pasture, grazed by cattle in the summer months.
H. Paterson (A&E), 3 September 2003.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
A very low earthwork mound, which may relate to the site of St Peter’s Church (see above), is visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021. As the lidar was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the feature still survive as a low earthwork.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 13 January 2026

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Long Stratton.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Serial: Bryant, T. H.. 1898-1915. The Churches of Norfolk. Vols 1-19. Vols 1-19..
  • <S2> Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 218; p 54.

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2026 4:16PM

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