NHER 14583 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of medieval manor, possibly the site of Sayes manor

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Summary

A medieval building platform and a possible ramp-like causeway and part of a medieval ditch or toft boundary are visible as earthworks from field visits and visible on visualised lidar data. The earthworks have been interpreted as the possible site of the medieval manor of Sayes. The site is associated with two other areas of medieval settlement earthworks, NHER 14107 and NHER 14118.

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Map sheet	TM29SW
Civil Parish	LONG STRATTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Field south and west of Stratton St Michael church.
Earthworks. L-shaped building platform with approach ramp? by southwest corner of churchyard. To west of this parallel ditches of road or toft boundary.
(S1) in file.
Suggested as site of Saye's Manor in (S2).

May 2002. Desk-based Assessment and Walkover Survey.
Assessment of A140 Long Stratton Bypass preliminary route options.
Arable. The low earthworks were evident in pasture next to the church and 200m east of Routes 5 and 6.
See report (S3) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 June 2015.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The above earthworks are also visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S4). As the lidar was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the features still survive as earthworks.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 14 January 2026

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51166 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B.. Earthwork survey.
<S2> SNF4293 Article in Serial: Addington, S. 1982. Landscape and Settlements in South Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXVIII Pt II pp 97-139.
<S3> SNF93935 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2002. A140 Long Stratton Bypass Preliminary Route Options. Report on a Desktop Assessment and Preliminary Walkover Survey. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 701.
<S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM29SW DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.

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Record last edited

Jan 14 2026 1:44PM