NHER 12317 (Monument record) - Medieval fishponds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST RUDHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Fishponds (Ordnance Survey).
Said by (S1) to be the fishponds of Coxford priory.
1991.
Situated north of minor road from Dunton to East Rudham, and some 300m west of the deserted village of Broomthorpe.
An impressive group of 4 fishponds, 3 running north to south, about 38m long and 10m wide.
All hold water with rushes to north.
Banks grass covered with bramble and mature trees.
Possible remains of leats seen.
In good condition, some dead wood in water.
Site form and management agreement in file.
H. Paterson (A&E), February 1991.
May 1992. Earthwork Survey.
See short report (S2) in file and plan in file for further details. This site was included in (S3) and the earthworks are also noted in (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 16 March 2015.
SEE HANGING PLAN OF SITE.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NW 3 [3].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF4928 Serial: Bryant, T. H.. 1898-1915. The Churches of Norfolk. Vols 1-19. Vols 1-19..
- <S2> SNF92748 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1992. Broomsthorpe Fishponds. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S3> SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 189.
- <S4> SNF5617 Article in Serial: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 1997. A Group of Earthworks in the Tat Valley. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 492-505.
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Record last edited
Feb 14 2022 2:13PM