Bacton Battery
Has been described as a Possible Artillery Fort
There are no visible remains
| Name | Bacton Battery |
| Alternative Names | Bromholm; Bromely; Bromhill |
| Historic Country | Norfolk |
| Modern Authority | Norfolk |
| 1974 Authority | Norfolk |
| Civil Parish | Bacton |
Following a survey of the coastal defences of the Norfolk of 1539, a small battery was built at Bacton to oppose beach landings. Its location is unknown. (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TG340340 |
| Latitude | 52.8538284301758 |
| Longitude | 1.47864997386932 |
| Eastings | 634000 |
| Northings | 334000 |
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Books
- Kent, Peter, 1994, 'Armada and 17th-Century Defences' in Wade-Martins, P, (ed), An Historical Atlas of Norfolk (2edn Norwich; Norfolk Museums) p. 136-7
- Kent, Peter, 1988, Fortifications of East Anglia (Lavenham: Ternence Dalton) p. 176
Journals
- Cozens-Hardy, B., 1938, 'Norfolk Coastal defences in 1588' Norfolk Archaeology Vol. 26 p. 310-14