NHER 68063 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks, now levelled, of Second World War practice trench
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A Second World War practice trench is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs (S1). More recent aerial photographs (such as the most recent available Google Earth imagery from 2022, S2) show that the area has been built over and the earthworks presumably levelled. The trench does not appear to be associated with other Second World War defences, so is assumed to be a practice trench, but the possibility that it served a defensive function cannot be ruled out.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 February 2024.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5305-5306 30-MAR-1946.
- <S2> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 06-OCT-2022 ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 12:08PM