NHER 1444 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of possible medieval monastic cell or grange
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1952. Northwest corner of Heacham Park.
Series of long low banks, some circular, some straight; one circular one was 9.1m (10yds) diameter.
Contained chalk walls according to C.H. Lewton-Braine.
Suggested site of Cluniac cell founded as alien after 1087 and made a cell in 1351 to 1374.
(S1) however suggests the site was between the church and the mill, but he is often wrong.
E. Rose (NAU)
Mansion and estates at Heacham included in an endowment to Lewes Cluniac Priory.
Listed as a possible grange by (S2), but [1] states that a cell was not established at Heacham.
Locally associated with Manor Farm.
See (S3).
R.J. Rickett (NAU) 6 February 1990.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF7075 Publication: Messent, C. J. W. 1934. The Monastic Remains of Norfolk and Suffolk. p 26.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Heacham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48274 Monograph: Bryant, J.. 1900. Norfolk Churches..
- <S2> SNF6616 Publication: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R. N. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales. pp 97, 99.
- <S3> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 63 NE 8 [2].
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Find out more...(1)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 1:35PM