NHER 24759 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This was the site of a small settlement during the medieval period, and is first mentioned in a late 13th century document. Field walking recovered prehistoric flints, pottery dating from the medieval and post medieval periods, lava querns and a buckle of unknown date.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 1988. Gridded field walking Fransham survey.
Contexts 1 to 12.
Lava quern, buckle frame of unknown date.
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
Clay pipe fragments.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) August 1988

This settlement is recorded as MED89 in (S2), and is first recorded in a late 13th century document, when it was leased at the annual rent of one clove of garlic!
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 19 December 2005

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF15684 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. L30. AJGR.
<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 (1)

SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Object Types (5)

BUCKLE (Undated)
QUERN (Undated)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2026 3:39PM