NHER 68807 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks (probably levelled) of possible medieval ridge and furrow

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Possible ridge and furrow of medieval date is visible as earthworks, now probably levelled, on 1940s aerial photographs. The ridges are relatively wide, suggesting a medieval date, but also fairly straight, which may indicate that they are later. They could instead be drainage features of relatively recent origin. Faint traces of the earthworks may still be visible on visualised lidar data, from a survey flown in 2017, but the most recent consulted aerial photography (from 2022) indicates that they are more likely to have been levelled.

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Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish WENDLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2025. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Possible ridge and furrow of medieval date is visible as earthworks, now probably levelled, on 1940s aerial photographs (S1-S3). The ridges are relatively wide (approximately 6m), suggesting a medieval date, but also fairly straight, which may indicate that they are later. They could instead be drainage features of relatively recent origin. Faint traces of the earthworks may still be visible on visualised lidar data, from a survey flown in 2017 (S4), but the most recent consulted aerial photography (from 2022) indicates that they are more likely to have been levelled (S5).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18 March 2025.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. US/7PH/GP/LOC276 V 5046 18-APR-1944.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5296-5297 30-MAR-1946.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 RV 6275-6276 27-JUN-1946.
  • <S4> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SW DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S5> 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 TF9312 17-JUL-2022.

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Aug 29 2025 4:37PM

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