NHER 13509 (Monument record) - Rollesby Broad complex
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Summary
A series of medieval peat cuttings, which flooded in the late medieval and post medieval periods to form broads. The complex is shown on Saxton's map of 1574.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FILBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | FLEGGBURGH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | ORMESBY ST MICHAEL, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | ROLLESBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Rollesby Broad, both Ormesby Broads, Filby Broad, Lily Broad, and Little Broad (Burgh Common).
Medieval peat workings; note parish boundaries and roads crossing on causeways.
The broads are separated from each other by banks of uncut peat, suggesting that they were worked independently and later linked.
See (S1) and (S2).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF13052 Aerial Photograph: TG4613 H,J.
- --- SNW4421 Map: Saxton, C. 1689. The County of Norfolk.
- --- SNF87834 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. Bid to protect Trinity Broads. 19 January.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6693 Monograph: Lambert, J.M. & Jennings, J.N.. 1960. The Making of the Broads: A Reconsideration of their Origin in the Light of New Evidence..
- <S2> SNF47652 Monograph: Williamson, T.. 1997. The Norfolk Broads: a landscape history..
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2025 8:05AM