NHER 23886 (Find Spot record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 1987. Field walking. Old OS field G174. Good conditions.
In area 25 at TF 9219 1246, pot boiler site slightly dark soil, 10m north to south, 14m east to west.
Worked flints; medieval and post medieval sherds; 1 sherd amphora? Or drainpipe.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 5 August 1987.
28 January 1990. Field walking.
Context 26. Rewalking of medieval concentration in contexts 1, 2, 13, 14.
A. Rogerson (NLA), March 1992.
This site is recorded as Med 59 in (S2), and is mentioned in documents from the 16th century onwards.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 19 December 2005
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF15160 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G174. AJGR.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S2> SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 11:27AM