NHER 2367 (Find Spot record) - Possible Early Saxon inhumation cemetery and prehistoric, Roman and Early Saxon to post-medieval finds

The type and large number of Early Saxon objects recovered suggests that this may have been the site of an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery.
A. Rogerson, 5 December 2017.

1967. [1].
Material brought in from surface of a field. Area is about 1 acre and square in shape and never ploughed previously. "Since ploughing grass has appeared all over the field except in this one square area".
19th century materials recovered.
Information regarding ploughing from Lord Townsend's Estate.
Area not seen by NCM staff.
W. Milligan (NCM).

October-December 2015. Metal-detecting. [2].
4 Early Neolithic flint flakes.
Undated copper alloy ring.
14 Roman coins and tweezers.
2 Early Saxon pottery sherds, a buckle and brooch.
2 Middle Saxon pottery sherds.
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds and a buckle.
1 medieval coin, writing leads, a harness mount, strap mount, strap loop and buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
2 post-medieval coins and a cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 April 2016 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated casting waste.
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
8 Roman coins.
Early Saxon wrist clasp and girdle hanger (S1)
1 Late Saxon Thetford Ware pottery sherd and disc brooch of Continental manufacture (S2).
Medieval buckle with openwork plate.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

March-June 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 Neolithic/Bronze Age flint flake.
12 Roman coins.
Early Saxon brooches (including an annular brooch), a buckle and sleeve clasp.
Early Saxon/Middle Saxon buckle.
Medieval harness mount and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy nail.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 August 2017. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 February 2018.

February-March 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Neolithic flint flake.
3 Roman coins and an annular copper alloy bead.
Early Saxon Cruciform and annular brooches.
Middle Saxon Ansate brooch.
Middle/Late Saxon tweezers.
1 medieval coin, buckles, casket mounts or binding strips, a strap loop and strap end.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
1 post-medieval coin and lead cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 March 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 13 October 2024.

April-June 2019. Metal-detecting. [6].
1 Roman pottery sherd and a brooch.
Early Saxon brooch fragment and sleeve clasp fragment.
Middle Saxon pin.
Medieval harness mount.
Finds recovered from within Context 1.
See finders' map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 16 July 2019. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.

June 2019-October 2021. Metal-detecting. [7].
9 Roman coins, a brooch and bracelet fragment.
Early Saxon side knob from Cruciform brooch.
1 Middle Saxon coin.
1 medieval coin, buckles, book fittings, a strap end, bar mount, folding strap clasp and unidentified copper alloy object.
Medieval/post-medieval spur rowel.
1 post-medieval jetton and harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 September 2023, 18 November 2023 and 28 January 2024.

November 2022-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [8].
Early Bronze Age plano-convex flint knife.
Late Iron Age/Roman strap union.
17 Roman coins, 2 Colchester-derivative brooches and 2 pairs of tweezers.
6 Early Saxon brooch fragment and a buckle pin.
Medieval copper alloy needle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 to 18 February 2026.