NHER 50385 (Monument record) - Site of Brickyard and kiln in Weston Longville

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Summary

Earthworks associated with the site of a 19th to 20th century brickyard and kiln are visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the earthworks still survive. The features consist of a series of banks, ditches and mounds likely associated with the site of the brickyard. Large pits can also be seen in the west of the site which likely relate to extractive pits. One of the pits appears to now relate to a pond. It is uncertain if any structural elements survive as the area is covered by tree canopies on recent (2025) aerial photographs. The site is also recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map but on the Western Longville tithe map

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11NW
Civil Parish	WESTON LONGVILLE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Brickyard with a kiln marked on (S1) but not on (S2). Large clay pit now a pond. Access road from the northeast still remains.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 June 2007

October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
Earthworks associated with the site of a 19th to 20th century brickyard and kiln are visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S3). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is likely that the earthworks still survive. The features consist of a series of banks, ditches and mounds likely associated with the site of the brickyard. Large pits can also be seen in the west of the site which likely relate to extractive pits. It is uncertain if any structural elements survive as the area is covered by tree canopies on recent (2025) aerial photographs (S4). Field visits would be required to ground truth the earthworks visible on the lidar data and to establish the presence of any surviving structural remains.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 06 October 2025

Associated Sources (4)

<S1> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
<S2> SNF50467 Map: 1840. Tithe Award Map.
<S3> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TG11NW DTM 1m 02-DEC-2021 TO 06-DEC-2021.
<S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 18-APR-2025 Accessed 06-OCT-2025.