NHER 3674 (Monument record) - Kipton deserted medieval village

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Summary

During the medieval period the village of Kipton existed within the parish of Weasenham St Peter. This settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book but its exact location is uncertain. Place name evidence may suggest it was located near to Kipton Ash Farm or Kipton Heath, with the site of a livestock market noted at Kipton Ash. It is possible that this market was established in association with this now vanished village.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

Site of Domesday vill of Kipton - site unknown but see for comparison Kipton Ash Farm, Kipton Heath etc.
(Kipton Ash was the site of great sheep fairs from medieval onwards but principally in 18th and 19th centuries untill ruined by outbreaks of disease in 1840s).

According to informant [1], H. L. Gray's work on field systems reproduces a map of 'around 1600' which marks the site of Kipton at around grid reference 849 240. However, the 1590 Holkham map (Copy in Unit) does not, but marks some strips in this area as belonging to Kipton manor or farm, so this may be correct.
See NHER 16178 for site of fairs - perhaps clue to location of deserted medieval village site.
E. Rose (NAU).

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Weasenham St Peter.
--- 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 82 SW 1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (1)

Chronological: NHER 16178 - Related to: Site of medieval/post medieval livestock market and multi-period finds (Monument)

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Weasenham St Peter (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 5 2016 4:33PM