NHER 20647 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This is the site of a Roman settlement, which continues as NHER 15875 and NHER 20590. Prehistoric flints and fragments of pottery dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods have been found during field walking.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Early 1980. Field Ordnance Survey Great Fransham 220. Field walking in good conditions.
Boundaries removed; east boundary not shown on (S1), and easternmost strip of field G96 included by accident in this 'field'.
Large quantities of Roman sherds.
Medieval sherds including Grimston, early medieval, late medieval/early post medieval, post medieval sherds including glazed red earthenware.
One sherd Ipswich ware.
Flints.
See (S2).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 16 September 1984

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF15190 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G220. AJGR.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
<S2> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (5)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 11:18AM