Thetford Warren Lodge is an example of a rabbit warrener’s lodge, a bygone local industry of which little remains. The lodge was likely built by the monks of Thetford Priory in the late 13th century. It would have been at the centre of a huge warren where rabbits would be farmed. In the medieval period, rabbit meat was a banquet staple and rabbit fur was used to line the clothing of nobility. A highly lucrative trade, the lodge was built with thick walls to protect the warrener and the contents of the lodge from poachers. Interestingly, rabbits were still farmed here until the early 20th century.

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Location: Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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