Record Details

NHER Number:3502
Type of record:Monument
Name:Gatton deserted medieval settlement

Summary

This is the site of the deserted medieval settlement of Gatton, which is mentioned in medieval documents from the 13th century to the 16th century. The site is also recorded under NHER 3488.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 70 26
Map Sheet:TF72NW
Parish:FLITCHAM WITH APPLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Site of Gatton in about 1300.
Also shown on map of 1580 (NRO) and on aerial photographs (but only a few ditches on RAF aerial photographs).
Mentioned in documents from the 13th to the 16th centuries
The settlement is not mentioned in the Domesday Book.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Undated)
  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (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.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Flitcham with Appleton.

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