NHER 31192 (Monument record) - Possible Early Saxon cremation cemetery and multi-period finds

January 1995.
Unconfirmed report of Saxon coins and a brooch from fields north of Boundary Farm, by unknown (or unnamed) detectorists.
D. Gurney (NLA) 22 February 1995.

March-April 1999. Metal detecting. For NGR see Notes.
Early post medieval bronze 1/2 oz trade weight. Circular, one face has a raised border and is stamped with a variety of overlapping marks. There is a ewer for the founder's Company and a central circle. There is also a crown above a transversely set large oval. No initial appears to go with the crown, although there is small 'N' nearby and a group of initials now obscured by the circle and the oval. Now weighs 13.29g (0.47oz).
Early post medieval lead 1 oz trade weight. Circular and flat, stamped on one face with arms of Norwich, a crowned IR (for James I) and a single depression for one ounce. Now weighs 27.99g (0.99oz).
Identified by H. M. Geake (A&E)
A. Rogerson (NLA) 18 July 1999.

April-May 2001. Metal detecting.
Post medieval jetton.
Early Saxon brooch knob.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 June 2001.

January-February 2002. Metal-detecting.
1 Early Saxon brooch.
1 Post medieval coin and 1 token.
Brooch Identified by S. Ashley (NLA) and coins by A. Popescu (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 March 2002.
Updated by J. Page (HES) 4 February 2014.

February-March 2002. Metal-detecting.
5 Roman coins.
1 Early Saxon brooch and 1 wrist clasp.
Identified by S. Ashley (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 April 2002.
Updated by J. Page (HES), 3 March 2014.

June-July 2013. Metal-detecting. [4].
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon strap-end.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 September 2013.

August-September 2013. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin and a mirror case.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 November 2013.

February 2016. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of site on proposed route of Poringland to Whitlingham Rising Main pipeline.
This survey of a narrow strip between TG 2832 0309 and TG 2821 0274 revealed little of archaeological interest, with only a single linear anomaly recorded (which corresponds with a former field boundary shown on a late 19th-century map).
See NHER 69529 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 January 2026.

January-February 2017. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of a narrow strip adjacent to the western edge of this site (part of the proposed route of the Poringland to Whitlingham Rising Main pipeline).
The five trenches excavated revealed only an undated ditch.
See NHER 69529 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 January 2026.