NHER 26786 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Post medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

A large area of ridge and furrow is visible on 1945 aerial photographs. It covers an area to the north of a channel and south of the beach, an area of reclaimed salt marsh. The ridge and furrow is fairly narrow and regular, which would suggest a post medieval date.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74SE
Civil Parish	TITCHWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January 2001. NMP.
A large area of ridge and furrow (in places nearly 1km across) is visible on 1945 aerial photographs (S1 & S2) around TF 7544 and TF 7644. It covers an area to the north of a channel and south of the beach, an area of reclaimed salt marsh. The ridge and furrow is fairly narrow and regular, which would suggest a post-medieval date. The features are barely discernible on 1972 aerial photographs, and a section has been destroyed by coastal retreat (the sea breached a sea bank at some point between 1945 and 1972).
A. Hunt (NMP), 26 January 2001.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF51155 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 476 Frms 4104-4105 6-JUN-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF51107 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 369 Frms 4185-4187 8-JUN-1945 (NMR).
<S3> SNF51151 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72033 097-098 22-MAR-1972.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Titchwell (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 12 2023 10:31AM