NHER 54686 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Medieval and post medieval boundaries

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Summary

The earthworks and soilmarks of a series of major boundary ditches and banks of medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs to the northeast of Wattlefield Hall (NHER 15590). Consultation of the 1797 Faden map indicates that the more substantial banks and ditches visible on aerial photographs acted as common edge boundaries defining the western extent of Ashwell Thorpe Common. It is possible that one of the boundaries also acted as a boundary for the medieval deer park to the immediate northwest (NHER 9945 & 52767).

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM19NW
Civil Parish	WYMONDHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The earthworks and soilmarks of a series of major boundary ditches and banks of medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) to the northeast of Wattlefield Hall (NHER 15590). The site is centred on TM 1207 9763. Consultation of the 1797 Faden map (S4) indicates that the more substantial banks and ditches visible on aerial photographs acted as common edge boundaries defining the western extent of Ashwell Thorpe Common. It is possible that one of the boundaries also acted as a boundary for the medieval deer park to the immediate northwest (NHER 9945 & 52767).
S. Horlock (NMP), 05 March 2012.

January 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
Sections of the above medieval to post medieval boundary banks and ditches are visible as earthworks on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2021 (S4) . The earthwork visible on the lidar are principally centred at TM 1224 9798 and TM 1223 9760.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 13 January 2026

Associated Sources (4)

<S1> SNF84374 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1388-9 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
<S2> SNF84375 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1964. RAF 58/6209 (F21) 0005-6 11-MAR-1964 (NMR).
<S3> SNF84376 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D. A. (NLA). 1984. NHER TM 1198E (NLA 138/ATT1) 05-FEB-1984.
<S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TM19NW DTM 1m 17-NOV-2021 TO 02-DEC-2021.

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2026 9:49AM