Walpole St Peter (The Gatehouse Record)

In the civil parish of Walpole.
In the historic county of Norfolk.
Modern Authority of Norfolk.
1974 county of Norfolk.
Medieval County of Norfolk.

OS Map Grid Reference: TF501165
Latitude 52.72529° Longitude 0.22220°

Walpole St Peter has been described as a Timber Castle although is doubtful that it was such.

There are no visible remains.

Description

A mound, now destroyed, at Walpole St Peter TF 501165 may have been a motte. (Med. Arch. 1968). (King 1983)

NORFOLK: WALPOLE ST. PETER (TF 501165). Norwich Museum reports that the mound indicated on the O.S. map has been levelled for the construction of a bungalow. An adjoining field is called 'Castle Meadow' and suggests that the mound was a motte. (Med. Arch. 1968)

PastScape record for a "Medieval mound, possibly a navigation marker, windwill mound or motte" at TF49911696.

TF 4991 1697 This is the site of at least one mound which is known to have been visible during the 19th century. It is possible that it may have been the remains of a medieval windmill mound, but the exact date and identification of the site is unclear. However, a number of Middle Saxon to medieval pottery sherds were recovered from the mound and its surrounding area. (Norfolk HER)

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 355033.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 2198.

Books
- Liddiard, R., 2000, Landscapes of Lordship (British Archaeological Reports British Series 309) p. 16 (reject)
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 310 (possible)
  Blomefield, F., 1808, 'Freebridge Hundred: Walpole' An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk Vol. 9 p. 99-121 (tenurial history) online transcription
Periodical Articles
- 1968, 'Medieval Britain in 1967' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 12 p. 177 on copy
  Talbot, E., 1967, CBA Group 7: Bulletin p. 9

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