NHER 3402 (Monument record) - Deserted medieval village of Holt
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEZIATE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Holt House stands on site of hamlet of Holt depopulated by Thomas Thursby (1488 to 1517).
See (S1).
Had no church, came under Leziate (Ordnance Survey).
(S2) notes that Holt is the only Norfolk village which the Commission of Inquiry (set up in 1517 to investigate the effects of enclosure and conversion to pasture) reported as being totally depopulated by enclosing the land for pasture.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 5 April 2006.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF11506 Aerial Photograph: TF6718 A-B, F-H, J, M-N, P.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Leziate.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 NE 2 [2].
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF1841 Article in Serial: Allison, K. J. 1955. The Lost Villages of Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXI Pt I pp 116-162. p 133.
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Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2016 10:21AM