NHER 20828 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This was the site of a small settlement in the early medieval period, and the pottery found during field walking dates mainly from the 12th century. Field walking recovered prehistoric flints, pottery dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods, and medieval roof tile.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

April 1980. Ordnance Survey field Little Fransham AJGR L166. Field walking, casual finds.
1 Grimston glazed sherd and some pegtile.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 26 October 1984

1987. Further finds.
Worked flints, Thetford type ware and early medieval wares, Roman sherds, glazed red earthenware.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 5 August 1987.

This site is recorded as Med 73 in (S2). In the 15th century this site was recorded as a large enclosure behind Kirkhams Manor House, see NHER 7290.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 16 December 2005

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. L166. AJGR.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
  • <S2> Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 11:24AM

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