NHER 32253 (Monument record) - Site of probable medieval earthworks, perhaps relating to settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 1995. Aerial Photograph Interpretation.
A rectangular earthworth (enclosure or small moat?) is visible in 1946 aerial photography (S1) immediately to the east of Reaches Farm. Now built over and known as 'Glebe Close'.
K. Sussams (SAU), 2 November 1995.
October 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Probable medieval earthworks which may relate to possible settlement, enclosures, embanked trackway, banks and ditches are visible on aerial photography (S2-S3). In the northeast of the site there are ditched earthworks which may have related to former structures. These earthworks are most likely associated with a medieval manor house/farm documented on the First and Second edition Ordnance Survey maps (S4-S5). The earthworks in the south of the area may also be associated with former boundaries seen on the Tithe map (S6) as well as the First (S4) and Second edition (S5) Ordnance Survey maps. These features have subsequently been built over (now known as Glebe Close) and the earthworks have presumably been entirely levelled. These earthworks may further relate to ditches recorded to the east and west of the area (NHER 62489 and NHER 62490).
The mapped extent of this site has been significantly expanded [1].
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 11 October 2018.
Associated Sources (6)
- <S1> SNF13152 Aerial Photograph: TL 79/TL7497/A.
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1634 FP 1333-1334 09-JUL-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/58/0475 V 0022-0023 05-MAY-1970 (HEA Original Print).
- <S4> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
- <S5> SNF73882 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) map. 25 inches to 1 mile.
- <S6> SNF50969 Map: Tithe map. Northwold Tithe Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (14)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- MANOR HOUSE? (Unknown date)
- SETTLEMENT? (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- MANOR HOUSE? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2021 5:07PM