NHER 20793 (Monument record) - Site of Late Saxon settlement, medieval settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking between 1978 and 1984 recovered a large quanitity of Late Saxon pottery, suggesting the presence of a settlement at this location. Other finds included prehistoric worked flints and Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds. The quantity of medieval material was also indicative of a settlement. Metal-detecting in 2022 recovered a Late Saxon bit link, a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl and a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.

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Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1978 to 1984. Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 357. Field walking, medium conditions.
Large quantity of Thetford ware and some Grimston Thetford.
Number of worked flints.
Medieval sherds including early medieval, Grimston, and St Neots.
Post medieval sherds including glazed red earthenware and stoneware.
Few Roman sherds.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 24 October 1984

14 May 2001. Stray Find.
Casual find, context 15.
1 Late Saxon sherd.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 February 2007.

April 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon bit link.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF15284 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G357. AJGR.
--- 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.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (9)

Object Types (8)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 10:26AM