NHER 68042 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of probable post medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

Possible ridge and furrow of a post medieval date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946. Some of the ridge and furrow is visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1971. The ridge in furrow is not visible on the latest available aerial photographs from 2022 as the area has been developed over and the features presumably levelled.

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None recorded

Location

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

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February 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Possible ridge and furrow of a post medieval date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and 1946 (S1-S4). Some of the ridge and furrow is visible as soilmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1971 (S5). The ridge in furrow is not visible on the latest available aerial photographs from 2022 (S6) as the area has been developed over and the features presumably levelled. The ridges are relatively straight and narrow (less than 5m wide), suggesting they are of post medieval rather than medieval date. However a medieval date for the features cannot be ruled out. The ridge and furrow can be seen in amongst areas of second world war huts associated with Wendling Airfield (NHER 7275) on the 1940s aireal photographs.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20 February 2024.

Associated Sources (6)

<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/401 RP 3045-3046 18-JUN-1945.
<S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5349-5350 30-MAR-1946.
<S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1427 RS 4375-4376 16-APR-1946.
<S4> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 FS 2278-2279 27-JUN-1946.
<S5> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71046 V 030-031 11-APR-1971.
<S6> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF9015 and TF9115 17-JUL-2022.