Record Details

NHER Number:13518
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bridge Broad, medieval peat cuttings

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.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 300 182
Map Sheet:TG31NW
Parish:WROXHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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

  • SHINE

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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