Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12300 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Subrectangular enclosure, possible site of Morley Hall Manor medieval moated site (not identified by NMP) |
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Summary
Aerial photography from 1972 recorded the cropmarks of a subrectangular enclosure. This may be the remains of a medieval moated site, and may be the site of Morley Hall Manor. It was not identified by the National Mapping Programme survey of the available aerial photographs.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 020 173 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1972. Ordnance Survey vertical air photograph.
Subrectangular enclosure visible on (S1)
Information from A. Gregory (NCM), February 1977 via [1].
This may be the 'platform south of church across stream, 200yds (182m) long with buried foundations' described by (S2), who says it is the site of Morley Hall Manor.
Probably same as (S3)'s 'moat near church' and not site NHER 3005 as previously suggested.
The Ordnance Survey card (S4) says no traces are visible on the ground.
March 2008. Norfolk Aggregates Assessment Project.
This was not identified by the National Mapping Programme survey of the available aerial photographs. Examination of the field in 1977 also indicated that the previously identified site was drainage related (see NMR - TG 01 NW 26).
S. Tremlett (NMP), 7 March 2008.
Monument Types
- SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- BUILDING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOUSE PLATFORM? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 26. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72160 055-6 03-JUN-1972. |
| <S2> | Serial: Bryant, T. H.. 1898-1915. The Churches of Norfolk. Vols 1-19. Vols 1-19.. |
| <S3> | Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1809. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Vol X. 375. pp 53-59. |
| <S4> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
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