| ADAS | Agricultural Development Advisory Service |
| AONB | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
| BL | British Library |
| CLA | Country Landowners’ Association |
| CPRE | Council for the Protection of Rural England |
| DoE | Department of the Environment |
| ESA | Environmentally Sensitive Areas |
| FWAG | Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group |
| MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| MARS | Monuments at Risk Survey |
| NAT | Norfolk Archaeological Trust |
| NCC | Nature Conservancy Council |
| NFU | National Farmers’ union |
| NMMP | Norfolk Monuments Management Project |
| NNAS | Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society |
| NNNS | Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society |
| NNT | Norfolk Naturalists’ Trust |
| NRO | Norfolk Record Office |
| NWT | Norfolk Wildlife Trust |
| PP | Parliamentary Papers |
| RCAHME | Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in England |
| RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| SPA | Specially Protected Area |
| SPAB | Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings |
| SPNR | Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves |
| SSSI | Site of Special Scientific interest |
| TNA | The National Archives |
| TNNNS | Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalist Society |