England's lost Atlantis Shipden found beneath North Sea after 700 years
Researchers are investigating the remains of the medieval village of Shipden, which was lost to the North Sea centuries ago. Recent underwater mapping of manmade structures is challenging long-held local legends regarding the location of St. Peter’s Church.
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The study provides historical and archaeological insights into coastal erosion and the preservation of submerged cultural heritage sites.
A medieval village that disappeared beneath the North Sea centuries ago is giving up new clues, but the most important piece of the puzzle remains missing.Divers investigating the remains of Shipden, a settlement off the coast of Cromer in Norfolk, have photographed and mapped 25 manmade features on the seabed, according to Popular Mechanics. Researchers are now trying to determine whether the underwater structures can finally establish the location of St. Peter’s Church, a building long associated with the vanished village.The search is also challenging a centuries-old local belief about a rocky formation known as Church Rock.A village lost to the seaShipden was once a thriving medieval coastal settlement. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded 117 residents, three acres of meadow, 36 swine, a harbour, manor houses and two churches.The coastline looked very different at the time.
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