Record Details

NHER Number:33896
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible medieval deer park

Summary

Medieval documents suggest this might be the site of a medieval deer park. It is appropriate that the housing estate here now is called Park Hill!

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Location

Parish:DERSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Possible deer park.
(S1) names Le Parke and (S2) refers to Little Park. (S3) mentions Park, Park Corner and two Park Pieces on Snettisham road at parish boundary where there is now a modern housing estate called Park Hill. [1] suggests these are in the same area as medieval references.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 October 1998.

Monument Types

  • PARK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Map: 1499. Terrier.
<S2>Unpublished Document: 1692. Field Book.
<S3>Map: Tithe map. 1839.

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