Record Details
| NHER Number: | 50827 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of enclosures relating to the settlement of Glosthorpe |
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Summary
Cropmarks of rectilinear enclosures of late Saxon to medieval date are visible on aerial photographs. This group of enclosures is located just to the north of the site of Glosthorpe (or Glorestorp) Manor (NHER 3405). It is likely that they relate to the deserted medieval village of Glosthorpe and that they are of late Saxon to medieval origin.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6952 1844 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NE |
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| Parish: | LEZIATE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 2008. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of rectilinear enclosures of late Saxon to medieval date are visible on aerial photographs (S1). At least six large adjoining rectilinear enclosures are present on a southwest to northeast aligned axis. The largest of these has internal dimensions of approximately 125m by 92m, whilst other adjoining enclosures measure 105m by 53m and 54m by 52m. This group of enclosures is located just to the north of the site of Glosthorpe (or Glorestorp) Manor (NHER 3405). It is likely that they relate to the deserted medieval village of Glosthorpe and that they are of late Saxon to medieval origin. However, an earlier, possibly Roman, origin need not be discounted. Further cropmarks relating to the settlement and manor of Glosthorpe are located to the south and southeast (NHER 50828, 16291).
J. Albone (NMP), 24 January 2008.
Monument Types
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76044 22-3 13-JUN-1976 (NMR). |
Related records
| 3405 | Part of: Site of deserted medieval settlement of Glorestorp, East Winch Road (Monument) |
| 50828 | Related to: Cropmarks of rectilinear enclosures, possibly a medieval to post medieval croft (Monument) |