The chapel of St William in the Wood was originally dedicated to St Catherine, but was rededicated in 1168 following the supposed martyrdom of St William of Norwich in 1144. It is said that the chapel was founded on the site where his body was found, and it served as a parochial chapel of Norwich Cathedral Priory. The date of its dissoluation is unclear, but the last offering is recorded in 1506, and by 1556 the site was leased out by the Dean and Chapter. At the present time a large banked enclosure remains, within which are the remains of a possible flint building platform. These features are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
--- | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF461. |
--- | Unpublished Document: H. Paterson (A&E), MPP. Section 17 Management Agreement. |
--- | Article in Serial: Rose, E. J. and Davison, A. 1988. 'St Catherine's Thorpe' - The Birth and Death of a Myth. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XL Pt II pp 179-181. |
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 21 SW 16. |
--- | Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project File. |
--- | *Verbal Communication: Colin Howey (NCC Education). 2012. [unknown]. |
--- | Unpublished Document: Cattermole, P. 1985. Some Norwich Churches as seen in the Obedientiary Rolls of Norwich Cathedral Priory, 1276-1536. |
--- | Record Card: NCM Staff. 1973-1989. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card - Norwich. |
--- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Norwich - Post Roman. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Evening News. 2012. Anger at illegal biking trail at Norwich's Mousehold Heath. 7 August. |
--- | *Digital Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project Photographic Archive. |
--- | Designation: Department Of The Environment. 1882-1984?. Department of the Environment Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF461. |
--- | Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF461. |
<S1> | Unpublished Document: Carter, A.. Building Survey. |
<S2> | Article in Monograph: Harper-Bill, C. 1996. The Medieval Church in the Wider World. Norwich Cathedral: Church, City and Diocese, 1096-1996. Atherton, I. et al (eds). pp 281-313. p 304. |
<S3> | Photograph: Rose, E.. 2000. JQL 32-6. |
<S4> | Unpublished Report: Tremlett, S. 2003. St William's Chapel, Mousehold Heath, Norwich: Conservation Statement. |
<S5> | Newspaper Article: David. A. Berwick (Triangle Norwich). 2009. Local History Matters. February. |
<S6> | Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2008-2009. Section 17 Management Agreement. |
<S7> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2019 5112-3 18-APR-1947 (NMR). |
<S8> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/775 5052-3 21-AUG-1951 (NMR). |
<S9> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2010. St William's Chapel, Mousehold Heath. Archaeological Earthwork Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor. |
<S10> | Unpublished Document: Robertson, D. A. 2012. Damage report for St William's Chapel, Mousehold Heath, Norwich. Norfolk Monuments Management Project Report. |
<S11> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. [Articles on the illegal bike trails created in 2012]. |
<S12> | Thesis: Cottee, L. 2007. Comparing the success of magnetic and resistivity geophysical methods in identifying the location and nature of St William's chapel in Norwich. |
<S13> | Monograph: Blomefield, F. 1806. The History of The City and County of Norwich, Part II. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol IV. pp 425, 429. |