Record Details
| NHER Number: | 54064 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval rabbit warren, Gooderstone |
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Summary
Between 2008 and 2009 a field survey undertaken by the Breckland Society recorded a medieval warren comprising a large earthwork bank to the north that also formed the parish boundary.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7919 0175 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF70SE |
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| Parish: | GOODERSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2008 - 2009. Warrens of Breckland field survey.
The earliest known date for the warren is 1370 where there is reference to 348 rabbits being culled in manorial records. A large earthwork bank that also marks the parish boundary still survives and the parish boundary also marks the northern limit of the warren and low banks mark the perimeter. A conveyance of 1619 lists the warren as having "two lodges or warren houses". The present Warren Farm is a flint and brick building dating to 1845 built in the gothic style (NHER 46209). A second lodge may have been located in the north-western corner of the warren where a well is marked on the current ordnance survey map. The site is currently owned by the Hilborough Estate.
See (S1-2).
S. Howard (NLA), 12 May 2010.
Monument Types
- EARTHWORK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RABBIT WARREN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1370 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: The Breckland Society. 2010. The Warrens of Breckland: A survey by The Breckland Society. p 23. |
| <S2> | Website: The Breckland Society. 2008. The Breckland Society Warrens Project.. http://www.brecsoc.org.uk/projects/warrens-project/. |
Related records
| 39344 | Parent of: Earthwork bank near Grange Farm (Monument) |
| 4595 | Parent of: Possible Roman road and medieval warren (Monument) |
| 23910 | Parent of: Undated linear earthwork (Monument) |
| 46209 | Parent of: Warren Farmhouse (Building) |