NHER 20523 (Find Spot record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This was the site of a common edge settlement during the medieval period. Field walking has recovered prehistoric flints, including two concentrations of prehistoric pot boilers, medieval pottery and roof tile, a medieval whetstone and a post medieval coin.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1979. OS field Great Fransham 70.
Detailed fieldwork, only partially completed because of drilling.
Medieval sherds including Grimston and possible Stamford or imported sherd, hone (and coin, probably late).
See (S1).
Information from A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 9 July 1984

1989. Further gridded field walking, contexts 4 to 27.
Worked flints.
2 concentrations of pot boilers; Context 26, 28m east to west, 17m north to south. Context 27, 25m east to west and 18m north to south.
Medieval sherds.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU), September 1989.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF15330 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G70. AJGR.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (7)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Unknown date)
QUERN (Unknown date)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 48657 - Parent of: Garden Cottage with garden wall, Shotesham Park (Building)

Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 9:16AM