NHER 8720 (Monument record) - Medieval fishponds northeast of Manor Farm

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Summary

This medieval fishpond complex comprises a perimeter ditch enclosing three minor ponds with an additional pond outside the ditch. The fishpond may have been unfinished or doubled as a decoy.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF90NW
Civil Parish	BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Moat (Ordnance Survey) northeast of Manor Farm.
E. Rose (NLA).

May 1973.
Surveyed during MPBW funded rapid moat survey.
See (S1).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 August 2001.

Marked as fish ponds (antiquity).
See (S2) and (S3).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 20 August 1990.

July 1994.
Ditch as shown on (S4) with ?three ponds at west end. No ponds at the east end, where the perimeter ditch is shallower and, in places, level.
D. Gurney (NLA), 19 July 1994.

February 1996. Visit to ascertain necessity for 1:1000 earthwork survey.
(S5) shows all features sufficiently well for all but the most intensive study. Decision made not to undertake larger scale survey unless specific request from English Heritage or other body.
B. Cushion (NLA), April 1996.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF11862 Aerial Photograph: TF9408 A-F.
--- SNF53911 Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 188.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Bradenham.
--- 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 90 NW 13.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49513 Illustration: Rogerson, A. and Mauser, J.. 1973. Rapid Moat Survey Sketch Plan.
<S2> SNF57179 Archive: National Archaeological Record.
<S3> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S4> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
<S5> SNF57180 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:25 00.

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2016 11:57AM