NHER 16280 (Monument record) - Site of Priest's House at Brandon Creek
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL69SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Marked on (S1) as Wools Farm, but on (S2), and (S3) as Priest House.
(S4) records a Mr Legge as telling him around 1900 that he demolished the old house 'seventy years ago' and built
the present one. It was a two roomed clay house erected on rafts of osiers. A silver coin of 1397 (identified by the local squire) was found under the hearthstone, which had two and a half crosses on it. This sounds like a fragment of an altar stone, (though the squire said it was a Roman milestone).
E. Rose (NAU), 7 July 1980.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S3> SNF48478 Map: Dugdale. 1662. Map of the Fens.
- <S4> SNF4532 Publication: Barrett, W. H.. 1963. Tales from the Fens.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 6 2023 12:19PM