NHER 31845 (Monument record) - Undated pit and prehistoric flints, Church Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL99SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHROPHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1996. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on site of proposed reservoir.
Fifteen or so flint flakes. One small scraper. No pottery or notable metal finds.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also noted in (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 21 May 1996.
3 September 1996.
Strip along north edge and west edge of area very roughly stripped of soil by graders; sandy gravelly natural.
A few prehistoric worked flints (flakes) not retained.
At TL 9759 9221.
One body sherd very abraded, probably Late medieval/Transitional period. Held by NCM.
At TL 9772 9216.
Base (very disturbed) of small feature. Almost black sooty filling. Two tiny calcined bone fragments, not retained.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 4 September 1996.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF94107 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ashwin, T. 1996. Church Farm, Shropham: summary of field survey results. Norfolk Archaeological Unit.
- <S2> SNF66779 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1997. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1996. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt IV pp 547-564. p 559.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (5)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2026 4:06PM