NHER 3405 (Monument record) - Site of deserted medieval settlement of Glorestorp, East Winch Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEZIATE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Preserves name of Glorestorp (in Domesday Book and Nomina Villarum)
Note by R.R. Clarke (NCM).
In 1320 a manor house (on this site?), 100 acres of common arable, 12 acres meadow, 8 of pasture, 4 acres of illegible, and 2 watermills were noted in Glorestorp.
Information from (S1).
The house has now been demolished. Described as 'a lovely old brick house', it was pulled down in about 1975 by owner and even the foundations rooted out. Site now a carbreakers yard.
Information to E. Rose (NAU) 17 June 1981.
September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
The cropmarks recorded as NHER 16291 may mark the larger extent of the deserted medieval village of Glorestorp.
M. Dennis (NLA), 20 September 2007.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57241 Monograph: Nomina Villarum.
- --- SNF58189 Publication: Brown, P (ed.). 1984. Domesday Book: Norfolk. Parts 1 and 2.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Leziate.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 61 NE 3b.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (3)
- Geographical: NHER 50827 - Parent of: Cropmarks of enclosures relating to the settlement of Glosthorpe (Monument)
- Geographical: NHER 16291 - Parent of: Cropmarks of probable medieval settlement (Monument)
- Geographical: NHER 50828 - Parent of: Cropmarks of rectilinear enclosures, possibly a medieval to post medieval croft (Monument)
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2023 3:23PM