Record Details
NHER Number: | 25469 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Medieval deer park |
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Summary
This area is described as a deer park in a survey of AD 1251. A rectangular cropmark can be seen on aerial cropmarks of this area. Part of Back Lane that follows the course of the deer park boundary is a very old road, embanked and ditched.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 013 147 |
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Map Sheet: | TG01SW |
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Parish: | DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Area of deer park mentioned in survey of AD 1251. A rectangular cropmark was seen somewhere in this area in 1989 from aircraft by [1].
E. Rose (NAU), 8 October 1989.
May 2000. Visit.
Section of Back Lane that follows course of park pale from Gooch's Cottages to farm to south west now overgrown and abandoned but clearly a very old road, embanked and ditched. Local tradition that this is the 'old Norwich Road'.
E. Rose (NLA), 5 May 2000.
Monument Types
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- DEER PARK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources - none
Related records - none
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