NHER 2031 (Monument record) - Early Saxon cremation found near railway station
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Summary
An Early Saxon cremation was found in a railway cutting south of the railway station. An Early Saxon urn, one complete cruciform brooch and part of another cruciform brooch and two flat circular rings were found.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1850 or before. Casual Observation.
Burial in railway cutting. 400 yards (365.6 m)south of station.
Got date from railway engineers.
Urn 11.43cm (4.5 inches) high with two cruciform brooches. Aberg Group IV (only fragment of head of one) with two flat circular rings.
Information from [1].
Information from Record Card (S1).
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87261 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Walsingham (North).
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 NW 9.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S4> SNF8540 Article in Serial: 1858. Proceedings at the Meetings of the Archaeological Institute. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XV pp 75-88. p 88.
- <S5> SNF60472 Photograph: Little Walsingham. Urn, brooches and rings from Early Saxon cremation..
- <S6> SNF1959 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. and Myres, J. N. L. 1939. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part I. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII, Pt II pp 163- 214. pp 166, 207, 232, 211-212; Pl 10.
- <S7> SNF1996 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1940. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part II. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II pp 215-249. p 232.
- <S8> SNF2090 Article in Serial: Leeds, E. T. 1945. The Distribution of the Angles and Saxons Archaeologically Considered. Archaeologia. Vol 91 (Second Series) pp 1-106. Fig 29.
- <S9> SNF7041 Publication: Meaney, A.. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p 184.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- RING (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2026 4:17PM