NHER 52938 (Monument record) - Possible site of the Battle of Ringmere
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROUDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | KILVERSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | BRIDGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2009.
The site of the Battle at Hringmaraheior; Old English Hringmere-hūō, Ringmere Heath between the Danes and the Saxons in 1010 is not known. There are two possible sites near Thetford, Ringmere, Wretham, Norfolk and Rymer Point in Suffolk, which is called Ringmere in early sources. Ringmere in Norfolk sits at the junction of the five parishes of Croxton, Wretham, Kilverstone, Bridgham and Roudham and Larling.
D. Gurney (NLA), 12 August 2009.
It has been suggested that another possible site of the battle may be Ringmer in Sussex [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 13 June 2023.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NW 7.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 13 2023 4:51PM