NHER 50750 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of medieval to post medieval field boundaries

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Summary

Earthworks of field boundaries of probable medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs. These field boundaries have a broadly similar alignment to the modern field pattern but they are not marked on the 1838 Middleton tithe map.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61SE
Civil Parish MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

December 2007. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of field boundaries of probable medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These field boundaries have a broadly similar alignment to the modern field pattern but they are not marked on the 1838 Middleton tithe map (S2). It is likely that they are of medieval to post medieval date. On the eastern side of this group of earthworks are two adjoining enclosures defined by 2m wide ditches. One of these contains a small roughly square ditched enclosure measuring 7m internally. These enclosures are located on the opposite side of Water Land to a medieval moat earthwork (NHER 3429). It is possible that they are of medieval date and that they are related to the moat site. Earthworks of ridge and furrow have previously been recorded in this area (NHER 22143), but these were not visible on the available aerial photographs.
J. Albone (NMP), 14 December 2007

May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The earthwork field boundaries of a probable medieval to post medieval date, located in the east of the record (centred at approximately centred at TF 6619 1486) are visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018 (S3). An area of north to south aligned ridge and furrow (centred at TF 6619 1486) is also visible as a low earthworks in between the field boundaries.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 28 May 2026

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/100 5259-60 30-MAR-1946 (NHER TF 6614A-B).
  • <S2> Map: Utting, J.. 1838. Middleton tithe map..
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF61SE DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018 TO 17-NOV-2018.

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Record last edited

May 28 2026 2:30PM

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