NHER 13515 (Monument record) - Upton Broad (Little Broad)

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Summary

According to a 20th century source, peat cutting was carried out on the Broads during the medieval period. This extraction continued into the post medieval period. In 1997 a piece of post medieval Frechen Ware pottery was dug up in a reed bed in this area.

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Location

Map sheet	TG31SE
Civil Parish	SOUTH WALSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Medieval peat working.
See (S1).

This is marked as Little Broad on (S2), and NHER 13521 as Upton Broad.

1997.
Dug up in reed bed at TG 387 141a. Context 2.
Large base of salt glazed stoneware bottle, probably Frechen.
W. Milligan (NCM) 9 May 1997.

May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A series of drainage ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S3) that are consistent with the boundaries of the doles that are marked on historic maps of this area, such as the 1839 Tithe map (S4). Doles were a method of ensuring access to shared resources, such as peat, on common land, in particular Poor Allotments, where particular strips of land were allotted to individuals (S5). This indicates that peat extraction at this site continued into the post medieval period. These features were not mapped as they replicate the information already available from the historic maps.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 May 2007.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF51217 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002-2003. [Articles on the purchase of Upton Broad].
--- SNF71195 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2008. Trust meets deadline to secure land for wildlife. 2 December.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6693 Monograph: Lambert, J.M. & Jennings, J.N.. 1960. The Making of the Broads: A Reconsideration of their Origin in the Light of New Evidence..
<S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S3> SNF68270 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1055-6 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 3914B, D).
<S4> SNF65546 Map: 1839. Upton 1839 Tithe map.
<S5> SNF52439 Monograph: Williamson, T.. 1997. The Norfolk Broads: A Landscape History..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (1)

POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2021 2:07PM