NHER 43397 (Monument record) - Cropmarks and earthworks of a medieval to post medieval road

March 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a linear ditch marking the line of a medieval to early post medieval road is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). This cropmark is centred on TF 7030 3558. A linear ditch is present for 360m on a southwest to northeast alignment between TF 7020 3544 and TF 7042 3572. The position and alignment of this ditch correspond with a road marked on a 1631 estate map of Sedgeford (S3). The road, which is labelled as ‘Markett Way’, extends from beyond the modern parish boundary at approximately TF 6996 3507 to the south side of Sedgeford village at TF 7089 3631. It is likely that the ditch defines one side of this medieval to early post medieval road. However, as the cropmark measures 4m across at its widest part, it is possible that it could represent a narrow hollow way rather than just a roadside ditch.
J. Albone (NMP), 16 2006.

July 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project (volunteer strand).
The medieval to post medieval road described above is visible principally as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data (S4), extending the recorded extent of the site some 516m to the northeast. The line of the road is visible as a rather sinuous and intermittent bank, suggesting a raised and/or compacted trackway, rather than a hollow way. Part of a flanking ditch at the northern end of the site is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S5). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that any earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3 July 2025.