NHER 28881 (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
18 May 1991. Field walking finds.
Context 1 to 8. Area south of runway.
Medieval sherds.
Flints.
Major medieval concentration in 5 and 6, 7 and 8.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) March 1992.
March 1993. Field walking finds.
Remainder of north part of field, Contexts 9 to 26, general scatter.
Medieval and post medieval sherds.
Quern.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) November 1993.
This site is recorded as MED95 in (S2). Documentary evidence for the settlement begins in the mid 14th century, when a messuage was already in existence on the site.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 20 December 2005
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (4)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- QUERN (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2026 1:58PM