Monument record SOL 044 - Site of post medieval track or green lane

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Summary

A track or green lane, depicted on the 1652 Somerleyton Estate Map, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5001 9747 (131m by 205m)
Map sheet TM59NW
Civil Parish SOMERLEYTON, ASHBY AND HERRINGFLEET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A track or green lane is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), between TM 4995 9757 and TM 5007 9737. It is almost certainly that depicted to the south of Manthorp Green (see SHER SOL 018) on the 1652 Somerleyton Estate Map (S3). Other roads and boundaries depicted on this map are visible to the west as cropmarks and earthworks within Somerleyton Park (SOL 015).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 28th January 2014.

March 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project.
The site described above was included in the dataset analysed for the Historic England-funded Assessment of East Anglian Field Systems project. See the project report (S4) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/21 RS 4055-4056 04-JUL-1944 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 28-JAN-2014.
  • <S3> Map: 1652. 1652 Estate Map of Somerleyton.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2023 2:25PM

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