NHER 22664 (Monument record) - Possible Late Saxon to medieval settlement

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Summary

Fieldwalking recovered fragments of Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery. A very restricted range of medieval pottery dating to the late 12th and 13th century was recorded. The concentration of Late Saxon and medieval finds suggests this may have been a Late Saxon to medieval settlement.

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Map sheet	TM39NE
Civil Parish	HECKINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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December 1985 and February to March 1986. Hales Survey, Heckingham site 19.
Market garden crop remains.

Seventy six sherds early medieval to medieval unglazed.
One medieval glazed, normal coarse ware with internal glaze.
One glazed red earthenware.
One base grey sandy Roman or Thetford type.
See (S1).

A very restricted range of material suggesting date late 12th to 13th century on revisit.
Two medieval unglazed.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 June 1986.

Site 19.
This area has been interpreted as a Late Saxon to early medieval settlement. One possible Thetford type (or Roman?), subnstantial proportion of early medieval amongst medieval sherds.
Site 19.
This area has been interpreted as a medieval settlement. Continued occupation but movement towards Site 35, NHER 22665, noted.
See (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 1 February 2006.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF13932 *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 19. Hales.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF60774 Unpublished Document: Hales Survey. Hales Survey fieldwalking notes.
<S2> SNF5694 Monograph: Davison, A.. 1990. The Evolution of Settlement in Three Parishes in South-East Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 49.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (4)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2026 8:43AM