NHER 1454 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Medieval fishpond or mill leat
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Rectangular fishpond.
?medieval fishpond.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) on (S1).
This card was confused with site NHER 1457 on a card made 20 August 1981.
However the position below the supposed mill suggests rather a mill leat.
E. Rose (NAU) 30 November 1981.
March 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks visible of a sub-rectangular sunken feature at TF 6764 3846, on 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S2). It measures approximately 18m by 6.5m. This has been interpreted as a medieval fishpond or possibly as being part of a mill site further down stream (NHER 1457). It seems likely that this feature is part of a much larger site (NHER 27731), also visible as earthworks on the 1946 RAF photographs. It is also possible that the site relates to a monastic cell (NHER 1444) located in the northwest corner of Heacham Park, or possibly a manorial site.
S. Massey (NMP), 20 March 2002.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Heacham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF52555 Map: NCM. NCM Record Map.
- <S2> SNF61443 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3098-9 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 6739A-B).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 1:35PM