NHER 14418 (Monument record) - Well Creek and New Podyke
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWNHAM WEST, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | NORDELPH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Well Creek is a pre 13th century canal, for a time the course of the Great Ouse, and an important trading route.
Followed on the north by the New Podyke, a flood embankment of 1422.
This has a brick wall embedded in the south face but this appears to be a post-medieval alteration, possibly from the 17th century, but more likely from the 18/19th centuries.
Lock of 1814 at east end.
E. Rose (NLA) 25 June 1990.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF101783 Article in Serial: Penn, K. 2022. The Diversion of the Little Ouse: Herbert de Losinga and the Founding of Bishop's Lynn. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol CXI (for 2022), pp179-190.
- --- SNF9560 Photograph: EAS 26-7.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF102625 Web Article: Smith, W. P. 2010. The history of the Well Creek. https://www.wellcreektrust.org.uk/history/. 19-MAR-2024.
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2024 11:32AM