NHER 24429 (Monument record) - Possible site of medieval manor on plot between Springfield and Cantref
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF72SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Building plot west of Gayton Road, south of area of Bell Saxon cemetery.
Site visited after excavation of footings.
Topsoil about 40cm deep in north part over chalk, about 50cm in southern over sand.
No significant features noted.
Finds: one medieval unglazed sherd, one Late medieval/early post medieval.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 12 April 1988
Despite this lack of finds, the site is suggested in (S1) as the site of Breckles Manor in 1590, perhaps having moved from site NHER 3603.
E. Rose (NLA) 19 July 1994.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF6767 Monograph: Leah, M. et al.. 1994. The Late Saxon and Medieval Pottery Industry of Grimston, Norfolk: Excavations 1962 to 92.. East Anglian Archaeology. No64. p 111; Fig 75.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2006 1:35PM