Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9690 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of 'Yermouthe Way', medieval and possible Roman road |
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Summary
This is the site of a road marked 'Yermouthe Way' on a map of Mousehold Heath, dated to 1585. It begins inside Norwich on Kett's Hill, crosses Mousehold House, then runs to Thorpe Railway Bridge. It has been suggested that this may be a continuation of the Roman road from Bawburgh to Bishop Bridge (NHER 5244).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2623 0909 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20NE |
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| Parish: | THORPE ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
'Yermouthe Way' on 1585 map of Mousehold Heath in record office. see (S1).
Begins inside Norwich on Kett's Hill, crosses Mousehold House, then runs to Thorpe Railway Bridge. Thought by some to be the Roman road, continuation of NHER 5244.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU).
Monument Types
- ROAD? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Rye, W. 1907. Earthworks at Mousehold Heath. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XVI p 91. p 91. |
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