NHER 13521 (Monument) - Site of Old Upton Broad
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPTON WITH FISHLEY, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of an extinct broad (medieval peat working) marked on map as frontispiece to (S1), but not apparently mentioned in the text.
Marked as Upton Broad on (S2), the present broad of that name being called Little Broad.
May 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The site and/or extent of the former Broad described above could not be identified on the consulted aerial photographs. Patches of darker vegetation visible on (S3) do suggest that this is an area of wetter ground, supporting its identification as a former peat extraction site, but these were not well defined or certain enough to warrant mapping. It is notable that the area is crossed by a substantial drain and/or causeway, leading southwest from Upton Mill towards Upton. This appears to overlie the site of the postulated Broad, and presumably post-dates Faden. It has not been mapped by the NMP.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 24 May 2007.
Associated Sources (4)
- <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> SNF67475 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1053-4 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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Record last edited
Apr 16 2021 2:07PM