NHER 68521 (Cropmark and Earthwork) - Site of probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries

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Summary

The earthworks (since levelled) of probable medieval to post medieval boundary ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The boundary ditches are not visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data and are presumed to have been levelled. The boundary ditches may have related to former medieval to post medieval field boundaries.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish WHINBURGH AND WESTFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks (since levelled) of possible medieval to post medieval boundary ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1-S2). The boundary ditches are not visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S3) and are presumed to have been levelled. The boundary ditches may have related to former medieval to post medieval field boundaries. The features are not recorded on the readily accessible historic maps such as S4 and S5.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 27 June 2024.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5015-5016 31-JAN-1946.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 FP 1268-1269 27-JUN-1946.
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF90NE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S4> Map: 1839. Westfield tithe map.
  • <S5> 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

Aug 19 2025 10:50AM

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