NHER 43756 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of medieval to post medieval field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEDENHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2006. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of medieval to post medieval field boundary ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These earthworks are centred on TM 3071 9221 adjacent to Manor Farm at Hedenham. A group of linear ditch earthworks are present defining rectilinear paddocks or small fields. Three incomplete fields are visible, measuring between 67m by 47m and 65m by 70m in plan. The ditches forming the northwest and southeast boundaries of these fields are marked on the 1839 Hedenham tithe map (S2), but the other boundaries are not. It is likely that these fields are of medieval to early post medieval date and relate to Manor Farm. The earthworks had been levelled and the field containing them was under arable cultivation by 1967 (S3).
J. Albone (NMP), 12 June 2006
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF64015 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/930 4088-9 16-OCT-1945 (NHER TM 3091A / TM 3192A).
- <S2> SNF62388 Map: 1839. Map of the Parish of Hedenham in the County of Norfolk (Tithe Map).. 10 chains : 1 inch.
- <S3> SNF64011 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67056 147-8 24-APR-1967 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 4:03PM