Farmstead record NRN 026 - Farmstead: Norton Hall

Norton Hall is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a regular full plan with additional detached elements. The farmhouse is attached to the agricultural range. The farmstead sits alongside a private track in an isolated location. This farmstead survives intact with additional modern sheds on site. (S2-5)

Farm buildings associated with a 16th C brick farmhouse. This includes a 16th C brick barn with a purlin roof; this structure was originally thatched and L-shaped in form, although a number of alterations have been carried out to it through time. Also present is a 17th C timber-framed and weatherboarded stable with a cartlodge at one end and a granary above; this has a slate covered purlin roof (S1).

Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.