NHER 67652 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks, now levelled, probably relating to medieval to post medieval settlement

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Summary

Probable medieval to post medieval settlement remains, including possible building platforms and boundary ditches, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. More recent visualised lidar data and aerial photographs indicate that the earthworks have been levelled.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NW
Civil Parish BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Probable medieval to post medieval settlement remains, including possible building platforms and boundary ditches, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1). More recent visualised lidar data (S2) and aerial photographs available on Google Earth, for example, indicate that the earthworks have been levelled.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 6 October 2023.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51 V 5215-5216 31-JAN-1946.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91NW DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.

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Sep 5 2025 2:32PM

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