NHER 22680 (Monument record) - Possible Middle Saxon settlement

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

Fieldwalking recovered fragments of Middle Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery. This may be part of a large Middle Saxon settlement site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish HECKINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January 1986. Hales Survey, Heckingham site 36.
Vegetable plot unweeded and liable to flooding.

One rim and one sherd sandy Ipswich, and one base ditto on revisit.
Four sherds and one scrap pimply Ipswich plus one rim on revisit.
Five medieval unglazed plus one more on revisit.
One stoneware.
One glazed red earthenware.
See (S1).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 June 1986.

Sites 36, 37, 38, 38L, 40A and 41.
This area has been interpreted as a Middle Saxon settlement. Field north of church.
See (S2).
M. Dennis (NLA), 1 February 2006.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 36. Hales.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Hales Survey. Hales Survey fieldwalking notes.
  • <S2> Monograph: Davison, A.. 1990. The Evolution of Settlement in Three Parishes in South-East Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 49.
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

May 10 2023 10:28AM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.