NHER 25566 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This is the site of a Roman settlement. Field walking recovered prehistoric flints and pottery dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1989. Gridded Field walking finds.
Contexts 1 to 18.
Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) September 1989.

May 1990. Field walking finds.
Context 19. Area east of council houses not previously walked.
Context 20. Area of context 6.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NAU) March 1992.

24 May 2000. Visit to building site, footings for new house already part filled with concrete. Context 21. On spoil heap.
Roman and medieval pottery sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 March 2007.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF15718 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. L96. AJGR.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (6)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Unknown date)
QUERN (Unknown date)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2026 9:09AM