NHER 20784 (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 part of a quern of unknown date and fragments of pottery dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods. A metal detectorist has found a post medieval coin, dating to the reign of Elizabeth I.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March 1983. Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 338. Good conditions but bright light for field walking.
Medieval sherds including early medieval and Grimston, Roman sherds, Late Saxon paffrath copy not bluegrey, post medieval sherds including glazed red earthenware, lava lumps.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 24 October 1984.

17 March 1991. Field walking finds
Contexts 19 and 20, re-examination of two previous medieval concentrations
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) March 1992

July 1997. Metal detecting finds.
Post medieval coin, Elizabeth I.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 28 August 1997.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. 338. AJGR.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
  • QUERN (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 8 2026 11:00AM

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