NHER 36945 (Monument record) - Probable medieval saltern

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Summary

A probable medieval saltern is visible as an earthwork and cropmark on 1944 and 1948 aerial photographs. It is one of a number in this area and seems to have been overlain by a later sea bank on its north and west sides.

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Map sheet TF62NW
Civil Parish SANDRINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1944 and 1948. RAF air photography.
A probable medieval saltern is visible as an earthwork and soilmark at TF 6472 2808 Ssouthwest of Wolferton.
The mound seems to have been overlain by a later sea bank on its north and west sides.
The mound is one of a number in this area.
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council NMP), 11 July 2000.

October 2011.
Google Earth imagery shows that this feature has been ploughed level.
K. Powell (HES), 14 October 2011.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA67 Frames 4153-4 (NMR).
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1948. 541/205 frames 3137-8 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Nov 19 2025 8:52AM

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