NHER 32736 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period findspot and Early Saxon Cemetery

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Summary

Fieldwalking by SHARP recovered prehistoric, Neolithic and Bronze Age worked flints and pieces of Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pot. Metal detecting between 2007 and 2020 recovered Early Saxon, medieval and post-medieval metalwork.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73NW
Civil Parish SEDGEFORD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

1996. Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project. Fieldwalking.
Prehistoric, Neolithic, Bronze Age worked flints.
Scatter of Iron Age and Roman finds.
1 piece of St Neot's ware.
1 Late Saxon sherd.
Scatter of medieval finds including pottery, brick and unglazed Grimston.
Scatter of glazed Grimston, medieval oxidised and transitional pot.
Information from (S1).
M. Dennis (NLA), 21 August 2006.

2002. Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project. Village Survey Fieldwalking. SVS 44.
Piece of 18th century stoneware.
Strange black pebble.
M. Dennis (NLA), 21 August 2006.

2003. Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project. Fieldwalking.
M. Dennis (NLA), 21 August 2006.

April - May 2007. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon brooch and spearhead, 1 medieval coin and post medieval coin weight.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 7 June 2007.

August - September 2007. Metal detecting.
Post medieval belt mount.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 5 October 2007.

March - April 2008. Metal detecting.
Fragment of Early Saxon girdle hanger.
See description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 9 May 2008.

April - May 2008. Metal detecting.
2 post medieval coins
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 July 2008

May-June 2008. Metal detecting.
2 Roman, 2 medieval and 1 post-medieval coin; medieval metal objects; 4 early Saxon brooch fragments. These, along with 3 previously recorded early Saxon objects, suggest an inhumation cemetary.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 July 2008.

January 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
Post-medieval silver book clasp and silver seal matrix.
Information from PAS import.
The post-medieval silver book clasp and silver seal matrix were both disclaimed as Treasure (Refs 2022 T426 and 2022 T427 respectively) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 28 August 2024 and 17 February 2025.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Archive: Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project Archive.
  • CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • RETOUCHED FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • EOLITH (Unknown date)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SPEAR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1700 AD)
  • POT (17th Century to 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2025 5:38PM

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