Thesaurus Term/Concept: FLOOD DEFENCES

Identifier 70445
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Manmade constructions used to prevent water flooding the surrounding area. Often taking the form of a bank or wall but may be more elaborate e.g. the Thames Barrier.

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Instances/Examples (120)

Context Record
Monument Type MXS19397 A 4km stretch of sea bank is visible running along the southern edge of the River Blyth, skirting Tinker's Marshes (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19417 A 825m length of sea bank is visible as an earthwork to the south of Walberswick on 1945 aerial photographs (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20065 A flood defence bank of Medieval to Post Medieval date, Orford parish (Monument)
Monument Type MSF38399 A large area of medieval to post medieval banks and ditches. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19396 A length of sea bank running along the northern edge of the River Blyth. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19427 A length of sea bank, c 1.8km in length, is visible as an earthwork between Westwood and Corporation Marshes (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22755 A Medieval earthwork bank, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22727 A Post Medieval earthwork bank, probably the remains of a flood defence bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19401 A Post Medieval L-shaped section of sea bank, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19651 A Post Medieval sea bank around Martlesham Creek, Woodbridge and Martlesham (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19806 A Post Medieval sea bank on Aldeburgh Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19664 A Post Medieval sea bank on the eastern side of the Deben estuary, Ramsholt and Bawdsey parishes (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19661 A Post Medieval sea bank on the eastern side of the Deben in Sutton parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19656 A Post Medieval sea bank on the eastern side of the River Deben, near Methersgate, Sutton (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19814 A Post Medieval sea bank on the northern side of the River Alde. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19654 A Post Medieval sea bank on the south side of the Deben in Sutton parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19657 A Post Medieval sea bank on the south side of the River Deben, Sutton (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19660 A Post Medieval sea bank on the western side of the Deben, north of Waldringfield (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20236 A Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19878 A Post Medieval seabank and flood bank in Trimley St Martin and Stratton Hall parishes (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19887 A probable boundary bank of Post-Medieval date, possibly also a flood defence, to the south-west of Snape Warren (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19658 A probable Post Medieval sea bank on the eastern side of the River Deben, Sutton parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19889 A probable Post-Medieval boundary or flood bank, Snape (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22762 A probable relict flood defence bank and flanking ditches of possible post-medieval date. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20260 A relict Post Medieval sea bank on Havergate Island is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs of 1943, Orford parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20432 A sea wall of Post Medieval date is visible on aerial photographs to the south of The Rough, Stutton parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19989 A sea-bank, probably Post-medieval in date, on the northern bank of the river Alde. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20177 A section of Medieval or Post-Medieval relict sea bank, visible on aerial photographs of Chantry Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20418 A section of Post Medieval flood defence bank is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork to the north of Stutton Mill house, Stutton Parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20031 A section of Post-Medieval relict sea bank in Sudbourne parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19407 A section of sea bank c 350m long can be seen to the east of Walberswick, running along the eastern edge of a creek (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19394 A stretch of post-medieval sea bank c 3km long, running along the southern edge of Buss Creek (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19393 A stretch of pre-1945 sea bank, c 2km long, running along the northern edge of Buss Creek (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19402 A stretch of sea bank c1km in length on the southern edge of the River Blyth near Walberswick (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19403 A stretch of sea bank c1km in length seen as an earthwotk on 1945 aerial photography on the eastern side of Salt Creek, Southwold. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19416 A stretch of sea bank, c 650m long, is visible to the south of Walberswick as an earthwork (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22765 An extensive flood defence bank of probable post-medieval construction. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF12484 Burrow Hill; Butley Ferry; Insula de Burgh (Un) (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19734 Early Post Medieval relict sea banks. (Monument)
Monument Type MSZ27291 Earthworks of linear banks (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34706 Earthworks of probable post medieval flood banks (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22785 Extensive Post Medieval flood defence bank, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18712 Flood defences and drainage built before 1837 and abandoned by 1943. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20071 Flood defences of Medieval or Post Medieval date on the eastern bank of the River Alde (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20070 Flood defences of Post Medieval date on the eastern bank of the River Alde (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18706 Flood defences of unknown date on the River Alde. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34730 Former earthworks of a probable post medieval flood bank and a possible mound (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19501 Fragment of Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20295 Length of a possible Medieval or Post Medieval relict sea bank, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20461 Length of Post Medieval relict sea bank, probably flood or sea defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19506 Length of Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18765 Linear (timber?) feature, possibly a shore revetment. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20066 Medieval or early Post Medieval flood defences are visible as earthwork banks on Sudbourne marshes, Sudbourne parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20363 Medieval or Post Medieval flood defence bank, visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20258 Medieval or Post Medieval sea bank, seen on aerial photographs as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20416 Medieval or Post Medieval timber structures visible eroding from saltmarsh. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19444 Modern sea defences, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20076 Orford Ness (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19670 Possible flood defences of unknown date. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22682 Possible Medieval causeway or river flood-defence bank, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20174 Possible Medieval or Post Medieval relict sea bank or causeway, visible on aerial photographs of Gedgrave Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20175 Possible Medieval or Post Medieval relict sea bank or causeway, visible on aerial photographs of Gedgrave Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20176 Possible Medieval or Post Medieval relict sea bank or causeway, visible on aerial photographs of Gedgrave Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20173 Possible Medieval or Post Medieval relict sea bank, visible on aerial photographs of Gedgrave Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18726 Possible relict sea bank of unknown date. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18741 Possible relict sea bank of unknown date. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS18794 Possible relict sea bank, unknown date (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19432 Post Medieval causeway and flood defences, cisible as sections of earthwork bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19220 Post medieval flood bank (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22787 Post Medieval flood defence bank or causeway, visible as an extensive linear earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22786 Post Medieval flood defence bank or possible causeway, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20362 Post Medieval flood defence bank or sea wall, visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22780 Post Medieval flood defence bank, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20409 Post Medieval flood defence bank, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22778 Post Medieval flood defence bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20395 Post Medieval flood defence banks, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20402 Post Medieval flood defence banks. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19885 Post Medieval flood defences on the northern bank of the River Alde, Snape. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20072 Post Medieval flood defences on the western bank of the River Alde at Halfway Reach (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19886 Post Medieval flood defences to the south-west of Snape Maltings, Tunstall (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19430 Post Medieval flood defences, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19431 Post Medieval flood defences, visible as fragments of earthwork bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20393 Post Medieval flood defences, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20394 Post Medieval flood defences, visible on aerial photographs. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19487 Post Medieval flood defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20075 Post Medieval or Medieval sea defences in Sudbourne parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20344 Post Medieval relict sea bank or causeway, visible as an earthwork. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19752 Post Medieval relict sea- bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19667 Post Medieval sea bank on the western side of Orford Haven. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19662 Post Medieval sea bank on the western side of the Deben. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19399 Post Medieval sea bank running along the southern edge of the River Blyth. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19666 Post Medieval sea bank running around Oxley Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19733 Post Medieval sea bank, Aldeburgh. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19659 Post Medieval sea bank, Woodbridge. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19500 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19652 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19653 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19655 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19988 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19991 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20237 Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19665 Post Medieval sea bankd and flood defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19668 Post Medieval sea banks and flood defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19663 Post Medieval sea banks on the eastern side of the River Deben, Ramsholt (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19398 Post Medieval sea banks to the north of the River Blyth around Bulcamp Marshes. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19505 Post Medieval sea banks. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19424 Post Medieval sea defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19400 Probable Post Medieval sea banks running along the northern edge of the River Blyth. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19890 Probable Post-Medieval boundary banks to the south-east of Snape Maltings, Tunstall (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19990 Probable Post-medieval sea bank (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20433 Probable remains of a Post Medieval sea wall. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS22777 Remains of Post Medieval relict flood defences or causeways. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20239 Sea banks of possible medieval to Post Medieval date are visible on Havergate Island, Orford parish (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19498 Sea banks of post-medieval date in Minsmere nature reserve (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19497 Section of Post Medieval sea bank. (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19395 Section of sea bank c 2.5km long partially enclosing Woodsend Marshes, Busscreek Marshes & Town marshes (Monument)
Monument Type MXS20414 Series of Post Medieval earthwork flood defences. (Monument)
Monument Type MSF34658 Soilmarks and earthworks of a probable post medieval flood bank (Monument)
Monument Type MXS19494 Stretch of sea bank running inland from the coast, to the east of Minsmere bird reserve (Monument)
Monument Type MSF13062 Sudbourne Marshes (Monument)