NHER 50305 (Monument record) - Medieval strip field system

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Summary

Remnants of a medieval strip field system survive on the edge of the former common. A 1629 estate map shows how the strip fields were distributed 400 years ago.

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Location

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Ecclesiastical MORLEY ST PETER, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish MORLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

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April 2007. While undertaking building recording for NHER 50136, which stand within.
Remnants of a medieval strip field system survive on the edge of the former common. A 1629 estate map (S1) shows how the strip fields were distributed 400 years ago. Later maps show the diminishing field system (S2)-(S4).
See (S5).
J. Allen (NLA), 7 June 2007.

  • <S1> Map: Waterman, T.. 1629. Map of Morley St Botolph with St Peter.
  • <S2> Map: 1813. Morley Enclosure Map.
  • <S3> Map: 1841. Tithe Map.
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1810-20. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch map.
  • <S5> Unpublished Document: Heywood, S. 2007. Hunter’s Cottage, Hookwood Lane, Morley St Peter: Analysis of Architectural History.. April.

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2007 2:44PM

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