NHER 13530 (Monument record) - Sams Cut Drain, a post medieval watercourse
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Not Sam's, as on Ordnance Survey. Designed by Vermuyden in 1630s. Said to be named after a Dr Sams. Runs from 7900 9075 to 5968 9815 (nowadays ending in the Cut-Off Channel). The main section of this drain, running parallel with Poppylot or Powplot Road built in 1880, has now been emptied and filled in.
E. Rose (NAU), 4 October 1978.
The section for quarter of a mile or so southeast of Modney Bridge (grid square TL 6196) is still very deep and wide with high banks along each side; note the slight kink here. However at the bridge it has been reduced to a trickle presumably when the road was remade in the 1980s.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 December 2000.
The northwest section was abandoned in 1928 after construction of Sandway Drain; shrinkage of peat had made it unusable.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 22 October 2004.
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2025 9:39AM