NHER 20518 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement and pottery works and multi-period finds

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Summary

This was the site of a settlement during the medieval period, and a property is recorded on the site in a 15th century document. The medieval pottery and kiln waste found during field walking suggests that this may also have been a medieval pottery production site. Prehistoric flints, Roman and post-medieval pottery and a post-medieval token have also been found. Metal-detecting in 2010 recovered Romano-British and medieval pottery, a post-medieval coin, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects including a post-medieval sword-belt mount fragment.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

1980 and 1984. Field OS Great Fransham 57 East of Moor Lane, north northwest of Curds Hall.
Detailed field walking including some material by [1].
Grid of 44 squares produced much medieval wares including Grimston and early medieval, possibly some wasters; few Roman sherds greyware and micaceous; worked flints; undated jetton.
See list in (S1).
Information from A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 9 July 1984.

This site is recorded as Med 4 in (S2).
A mid 15th century document records a messuage on this site.
See (S2).
S. Spooner (NLA), 15 December 2005.

July-August 2009. Metal-detecting.
One Roman coin and two Roman brooches.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2009.

August-September 2009. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British cosmetic mortar, medieval harness fitting and post-medieval silver hawking vervel.
See list and press cuting (S3) for further details.
The post-medieval silver vervel was submitted as potential Treasure (2009 T532) and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.174).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2009. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 May 2020.

The silver hawking vervel found in September 2009 and reported as Treasure case 2009 T532 was declared Treasure, and acquired by Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service in July 2010.
E. Darch (NLA), 28 July 2010.

August-September 2010. Metal-detecting.
Romano-British and medieval sherds, post-medieval coin, medieval, medieval/post-medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 18 October 2010.

September-October 2010. Metal-detecting.
Medieval coin, buckle and spur.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 2010.

July 2013-April 2014. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Survey of proposed route of Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm onshore cable (Field 182).
No finds of archaeological interest were recovered at this location.
See report (S4) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 August 2023.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF15322 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G57. AJGR.
--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF100582 Publication: British Museum. 2011. Treasure Act Annual Report 2009. p xxxviii.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
<S2> SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
<S3> SNF73954 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. Historical finds are declared treasure.
<S4> SNF102393 Unpublished Contractor Report: Evershed, R. and Pringle, I. 2015. Archaeological Non-intrusive Survey Report: Geophysical Survey by Magnetometry, Fieldwalking and Metal Detecting for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Electrical Connection, Norfolk. Allen Archaeology Ltd. AAL 2014060.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (24)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COSMETIC MORTAR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KILN WASTE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SPUR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
VERVEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1574 AD to 1578 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 12:45PM