Record Details
NHER Number: | 13518 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Bridge Broad, medieval peat cuttings |
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Summary
This broad was partially filled in for the railway embankment that now cuts it, but is known to have been a medieval peat working. It is referred to as 'Little Broad' on Bryant's map of 1836.
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Location
Grid Reference: | TG 300 182 |
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Map Sheet: | TG31NW |
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Parish: | WROXHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Partially filled in for railway embankment.
Medieval peat working.
See (S1).
This is called Little Broad on Bryant's map 1836.
E. Rose (NLA), November 2001.
Monument Types
- PEAT CUTTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
--- | Map: Bryant, A.. 1826. Bryant's Map of Norfolk. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
<S1> | Monograph: Lambert, J.M. & Jennings, J.N.. 1960. The Making of the Broads: A Reconsideration of their Origin in the Light of New Evidence.. |
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