Monument record SNH 024 - A Post Medieval seabank and flood bank in Trimley St Martin and Stratton Hall parishes
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 24140 38153 (2175m by 1404m) |
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Map sheet | TM23NW |
Civil Parish | STRATTON HALL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | TRIMLEY ST MARTIN, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A Post Medieval seabank and possible flood banks are visible as earthworks in Trimley St Martin, Stratton Hall and Levington parishes on aerial photographs taken from 1944 onwards. The seabank runs for roughly 3.7km from TM 25543745, near Loompit Lake, along the northern side of the River Orwell and around Levington Creek before terminating at TM 23363831. A number of short banks run inland from the seabank and may be related to some sort of water management on the marshy land behind the bank. A seabank is visible in this position on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25" map of circa 1884 suggesting that the bank described above is likely to have Post Medieval or earlier origins. (S1) (S2) (S3)
Same as SNH 014?
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 21 2004 4:56PM