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England, Norfolk

Egmere deserted village and ruined church

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: strap ends, pilgrim-route finds, site protected).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Domesday village shrinking to one household by 1603

Village held by the Bishop of Thetford in 1086 whose taxpayers fell from 31 in 1334 to 5 in 1523. By 1603 one household remained and the church had become a barn.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

ruined church tower

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