NHER 11909 (Monument record) - Site of Little Waxham medieval settlement and St Margaret's Church
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Off Sea Palling.
Site of Little Waxham deserted medieval settlement.
Lost by coastal erosion.
(S1) found rectors instituted to the church until 1383, then none until 1733. Information from Ordnance Survey card.
Local legend says that in the 19th century the entrance arch of the manor could be seen standing in the sand dunes Bolingbroke Collection (S2).
Appropriate section from reference (S3) in file.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- 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. TG 42 NW 2.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF4598 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown.
- <S2> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S3> SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 247; p 55.
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2016 2:33PM