NHER 44119 (Monument record) - Burntfen Broad

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Summary

A flooded medieval peat extraction area, forming a side valley broad to a tributary of the River Bure.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG31NW
Civil Parish	HOVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	NEATISHEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Small side-valley broad in valley of minor tributary of Bure: flooded peat extraction of probable medieval date. (S1) refers to 'one great water or ffishing knowne by the name of Brunn Fenn alias Burnt Fenn', that is Burnt Fen Broad.
See (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 20 March 2006.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF62088 Unpublished Document: 1662. Survey of 1662 of manor of Horning.
<S2> SNF52079 Unpublished Document: Williamson, T.. 2002. Report for Broads Authority.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

PEAT EXTRACTION SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 13517 - Parent of: Medieval and later peat cuttings along the River Bure (Monument)

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2016 11:37AM