NHER 11964 (Monument record) - Possible site of medieval deserted settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEACHAMWELL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Mentioned in Domesday. Later combined with Bycham to form Beechamwell.
OS inspector [1] found banks and hollows here 25 March 1955, and probed to find a hard surface at 1m deep, also the remains of 'cobbled walling' , 35m high and 1.5m long. Land had not been ploughed for 14 years.
However NHER 2635 is the more probable site for Wella deserted medieval village.
15 August 1979.
Site visited by E. Rose (NAU)
There are indeed banks and hollows here, but they do not form any recognisable pattern. Some are clearly an old pond.
1987 to 1988. Found with metal detecting and in fieldwalking.
Wall and features.
Finds of Bronze Age, Roman, Early Saxon (S1), Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval metalwork (S1), pottery, brooches, jettons etc.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 November 1987.
Associated Sources (16)
- --- SNF11168 Aerial Photograph: TF 7405A-F.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF87235 Photograph: 1988. LCG 11-14, Late Saxon tweezers..
- --- SNF87236 Photograph: 1988. LCG 15-16, Medieval ring brooch..
- --- SNF87237 Photograph: 1988. LCG 17-18, Undated looped object..
- --- SNF87232 Photograph: 1988. LCG 5-6, Sword belt fitting..
- --- SNF87234 Photograph: 1988. LCG 9-10, Ring brooch..
- --- SNF87233 Photograph: 1988. LCG7-8, Brooch fragment..
- --- SNF9721 Photograph: EQN 6-7, 22-33, EUQ 21-32, EQS 1-9, EWE 1-4, 21-24.
- --- 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. TF 70 NW 10 [2]; TF 70 NW 12b.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF91053 Illustration: Penn, K. 1987. Drawing of an Early Saxon wrist clasp.. Film. 2:1.
- <S2> SNF79203 Illustration: Bradley, S.. 1988. Drawing of an Early Saxon small-long brooch headplate.. Card. 2:1.
- <S3> SNF79204 Illustration: Bradley, S.. 1988. Drawing of an Early Saxon side knob from a cruciform brooch.. Card. 2:1.
- <S4> SNF79202 Illustration: Penn, K.. 1987. Drawing of a post-medieval hooked tag. Film. 2:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (28)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- TWEEZERS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BOX (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WEIGHT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2018 12:56PM