NHER 10457 (Monument record) - Washingford deserted medieval settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SISLAND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of Washingford Village (Ordnance Survey).
Mentioned in Domesday.
Wrongly identified with Mundford by (S1); Ordnance Survey.
Reported June 1980.
Field immediately west of that marked by Ordnance Survey (Provisional Edition 6 inch) as site of Washingford Village.
Earthworks; details and plan to follow.
Information from [1].
A. Gregory (NAU), 22 July 1980.
January 2001. Visited.
Earthworks more marked in west. Possible hollow way and house platforms running northwest to southeast. Good grass cover except for 'tractor track' across centre, partly covered with hogging after exceptionally wet weather. Grazed by cattle in the summer months.
H. Paterson (A&E), 1 February 2001.
February 2001.
Management statement (S2) signed 7 February 2001.
H. Paterson (A&E), 13 February 2001.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Sisland.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 NW 4.
- <S1> SNF4598 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown.
- <S2> SNF51629 Unpublished Document: H. Paterson (A&E), MPP. Management Statement.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 20 2016 8:32AM