NHER 68073 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Levelled earthworks of possible post medieval garden features in Vicarage Park

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A pond and what may be associated garden features of post medieval date are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs within Vicarage Park (NHER 33465). More recent aerial photographs from 2022 and visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 show that although the pond still survives, the other earthworks have presumably been levelled and perhaps destroyed. The pond, which is circular, may be a natural feature. It is depicted on a late 19th century Ordnance Survey map. The other features appear to relate to the pond, and may have been part of the vicarage gardens and park (NHER 33465).

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Map sheet TF91SE
Civil Parish DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A pond and what may be associated garden features of post medieval date are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1-S2) within Vicarage Park (NHER 33465). More recent aerial photographs from 2022 (S3) and visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 (S4) show that although the pond still survives, the other earthworks have presumably been levelled and perhaps destroyed. The pond, which is circular, may be a natural feature. It is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (S5). The other features appear to relate to the pond, and may have been part of the vicarage gardens and park (NHER 33465; S6).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8 March 2024.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5304-5305 30-MAR-1946.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/65044 V 088-089 12-MAY-1965.
  • <S3> 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 TF9812 & 9813 17-JUL-2022.
  • <S4> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S5> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
  • <S6> Unpublished Report: Taigel, A. 1997. Norfolk Gardens Trust: Town Gardens Survey - Volume One. Norfolk Gardens Trust. East Dereham, pp 3-6.

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Aug 29 2025 4:05PM

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