Monument record ASY 005 - Fritton Decoy (Med)
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Summary
Fritton Decoy, probably former medieval turbary.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TG 481 003 (2783m by 1571m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TG40SE |
| Civil Parish | SOMERLEYTON, ASHBY AND HERRINGFLEET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
| County | NORFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Fritton Decoy. Work by J Ridgard on the account rolls for Fritton 1317/8 found that 76% of the manorial income was derived from turbary (the extraction of peat). Over half a million sods of peat removed that year (S1). Seems likely that Fritton Decoy was formed as a result of peat-digging, as were the Norfolk Broads. Later developed as a duck decoy - referred to as `Fritton Decoys' on Bowen's & Hodskinson's maps of 1755 & 1783 (S2)(S4). Tithes of Turbary and `Askeby' worth 25s 4d in 1341 Inquisition of Ninths (S3).
Also PMed.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SSF1406 Cartographic materials: Bowen E. 1755. Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk.
- <S1> SSF21048 (No record type): Scarfe N, The Suffolk Landscape, 1972, 182.
- <S2> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S3> SSF17845 (No record type): Royal Commission, `Inquisitiones Nonarum' 1807, 82.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 3 2016 11:06AM