NHER 43419 (Monument record) - Cropmarks, soilmarks and earthwork of the Peddars Way Roman road

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Summary

A section of the Peddars Way Roman road (NHER 1289) is visible as soilmarks and/or cropmarks on aerial photographs and as low, indistinct earthwork on visualised lidar data. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2018), it is likely that the earthwork still survives.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73NW
Civil Parish SEDGEFORD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of a section of the Peddars Way Roman road (NHER 1289) are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The cropmarks of this section of the road are centred on TF 7189 3790. A 675m section of the Roman road between TF 7278 3819 and TF 7301 3755 is visible as soilmarks. This section of the road does not survive as a road or track in the modern landscape. It crosses an arable field at an angle to the modern field boundaries. The line of the road itself is visible as a light soilmark representing its compacted or metalled surface and measures up to 7.5m wide. Soilmarks of 5m wide ditches are present along each side of the road for some of its length.
J. Albone (NMP), 17 March 2006.

July 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project (volunteer strand).
The section of the Peddars Way Roman road (NHER 1289) described above is visible as a low, indistinct earthwork on visualised lidar data (S3). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the earthwork still survives.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 July 2025.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72169 41-2 16-JUN-1972.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 2442-3 03-SEP-1988 (NCC 4629-30).
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF73NW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018.

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2026 4:24PM

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