NHER 25139 (Monument record) - Medieval settlement south of church

Earthworks. Recorded by [1] as being the sites of 'hovels' three generations ago.
Information from [2].
E. Rose (NAU), 7 March 1989.

January 1992. Site visited by H. Paterson (A&E).
Earthworks in fields surrounding the church north of Church Road, also in parkland to south; the latter more pronounced though all indeterminate. Includes posssible early clay-digging pits. Some 80m south of church are the remains of a flint-lined well, and in the copse west of 'Glebe Lands' stand two flint and mortar pillars some 1.5m high. (for these see NHER 30721). [1]'s great-grandfather was rector of Little Massingham last century; he remembers 'hovels' swept away with new houses built towards Massingham St Mary. Clay extraction for brick works was carried out in the area. The Old Rectory (now disused) was used by RAF in World War Two. Drainage and other works were carried out at this time north of Church Road.
See (S1) in file.
H. Paterson (A&E), 8 January 1992.

July 1994. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000 extending the site to the whole of the field.
The major feature of the site is surface evidence of a probably medieval building of some significance within a well defined enclosure immediately south of the church. The enclosure is linked to linear boundary features to the southeast whilst evidence also exists for another enclosure to the west.
Finds included:
1 Roman pottery sherd (greyware).
1 medieval pottery sherd (green-glazed medieval).
Both found southwest of building masonry at TF 7926 2404. Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
See report (S2) for plan and further details. This site was included in (S3) and the survey is also noted in (S4).
B. Cushion (NLA), July 1994. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 23 March 2015.