NHER 21289 (Find Spot record) - Roman to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting at this location between 1985 and 2015 recovered Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a range of other Roman to post-medieval metal objects. These metal finds include Roman brooches; Early Saxon brooches; a Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval harness pendant, key and lead weight; a medieval/post medieval end cap from scale-tang knife and copper alloy vessel fragments and a post-medieval harness mount, strap junction, drawer handle back plate and rowel spur.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM39NE
Civil Parish	CHEDGRAVE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 1985. Metal detector find in ploughsoil. Area [1].
Cross-shaped head of Early Saxon small-long brooch.
Information from [2].
A. Gregory (NAU), 27 March 1985.

Before 17 June 2009. Metal detecting.
Medieval buckle and key.
Medieval/post medieval vessel.
See description in file,
A. Rogerson, (NLA), 15 September 2009.

January-February 2011. Metal-detecting.
2 medieval coins and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin, hooked tag, strap junction, harness mount, rowel spur and drawer handle back plate.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 9 April 2012.

January-December 2011. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

April 2011. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval buckle.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

January-December 2012. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

August 2012. Metal-detecting. [3].
Roman brooch.
Medieval buckles and a lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

August 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 Roman coins.
Early Saxon small-long brooch.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

February-July 2014. Metal-detecting. [5].
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
3 medieval coin, 4 buckles, a hooked tag and harness pendant.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 buckles.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014 and 4 April 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2025.

February-April 2015. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Roman coin and a brooch.
3 medieval coins.
Medieval/post-medieval button, a scale tang knife end-cap and a copper alloy vessel leg and foot.
1 post-medieval coin and 1 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016.

April 2015-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (51)

BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 200 AD to 400 AD)
COIN (Roman - 271 AD to 274 AD)
COIN (Roman - 351 AD to 355 AD)
COIN (Roman - 353 AD to 364 AD)
COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 500 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Middle Saxon to Medieval - 750 AD to 1100 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1175 AD to 1225 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1199 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1204 AD to 1209 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1242 AD to 1247 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1272 AD to 1307 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1281 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1413 AD to 1422 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1427 AD to 1430 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Medieval - 1450 AD to 1500 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
KNIFE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1551 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1561 AD to 1561 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1570 AD to 1613 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
COIN (16th Century - 1589 AD to 1592 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1614 AD to 1636 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1640 AD to 1641 AD)