NHER 54478 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of medieval to post medieval field boundaries

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Summary

The cropmarks of field boundaries of probable medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs to the south of Costessey village. None of these boundaries are depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition map (1889 -1891, 6 inch) and no Tithe map is available for the area of the site, however it seems likely that the boundaries are broadly post medieval in date. Finds in the area include material of Saxon to Post medieval date (NHER 16427-8, 29502, 33413), including some medieval pottery, which could indicate a medieval, or medieval to post medieval, date for the cropmarks.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11SE
Civil Parish COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

September 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of field boundaries of probable medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs to the south of Costessey village (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 1730 1128. None of these boundaries are depicted on the Ordnance Survey first edition map (1889 -1891, 6 inch) (S3) and no Tithe map is available for the area of the site, however it seems likely that the boundaries are broadly post medieval in date. Finds in the area include material of Saxon to Post medieval date (NHER 16427-8, 29502, 33413), including some medieval pottery, which could indicate a medieval, or medieval to post medieval, date for the cropmarks. A number of fragmentary ditches also included within this site may represent earlier ditches of unknown date.
S. Horlock (NMP), 07 September 2010.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92339 099-100 12-JUN-1992 (NMR).
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 1711D-K (NLA 371/HRZ1-7) 18-JUL-1996.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.

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Record last edited

Sep 23 2025 4:38PM

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