NHER 12293 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval gibbet and human remains, Badley Moor
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | YAXHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
On Badley Moor (which was much larger then than as now marked on Ordnance Survey map, and was also known as Bradley or Radley Moor) a criminal named Cliffe was gibbetted in 1785: his body was buried fifty years later.
The skull was later dug up. The gibbet is in NCM.
Information from NCM Bolingbroke Collection (S1).
In fact the bones were ploughed up only a few years after they were buried and the skull passed into private possession.
Site located from (S2).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF52409 Article in Serial: Whyte, N.. 2003. The Deviant Dead in the Norfolk Landscape.. Landscapes. Vol 4, No 1. pp 24-39.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2026 10:23AM