NHER 25679 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

An area of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation can be seen on aerial photographs at this spot.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM18SE
Civil Parish BURSTON WITH SHIMPLING, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

27 April 1984. NAU aerial photography.
On east side of old stream course, still marked on (S1) but now dry. Ridge and furrow, ending in east-west headland bank. E. Rose (NAU), 12 January 1990.

Field wrongly described as east of stream. It is west of stream, and small copse. Ridge standing to some 0.35m.
H. Paterson (A&E) 19 February 1997.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The above ridge and furrow is visible as an earthwork on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S2)
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 06 January 2026

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TM1582-A.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM18SW DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.

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Record last edited

Jan 6 2026 1:57PM

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