Waterden medieval settlement

The main street (shown on the map of 1714) of the medieval village runs north-east to south-west along the bottom of a shallow valley. Part of this is now a modern trackway with a channeled stream alongside. North-west of the present farmhouse there is the indication, up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) deep and width about 15 metres (49 ft), of a former lane leading away from the main street, towards the south-east. North of this and east of the main street are a row of five rectangular homesteads and indication of a back lane beyond; west of the main street is indication of a large enclosure, in which the 16th-century hall was situated, and three small enclosure to the north-east.^[1]

South-west of the modern trackway, the medieval main street runs through what was a green (shown on the map of 1714) of width about 32 metres (105 ft). East of the green, there is a north-west facing scarp, height about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), the area above the scarp being divided by two discernable trackways, of width about 6 metres (20 ft), running towards existing farm buildings to the east. There are enclosures between the trackways. West of the green, there is a chain of later ponds; west of these, parts of three homesteads can be discerned. The remaining traces of these, in an adjoining field, have been lost by ploughing, but have been recorded by aerial photography.^[1]

• List of lost settlements in Norfolk
• Egmere medieval settlement, a neighbouring site to the north-east