NHER 44034 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting at this location between 1975 and 2025 recovered a number of prehistoric worked flints, including a Neolithic core; Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a medieval/post-medieval brick fragment; undated tile, burnt flint and coal fragments; medieval and post-medieval jettons; post-medieval coins and a number of other metal object, including a Roman furniture fitting; a Late Saxon disc brooch and stirrup terminal; a medieval brooch, harness pendant and swivel and post-medieval copper alloy unidentified objects.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG04SW
Civil Parish WIVETON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Pre 1975. Stray Find.
This field is one of several in Wiveton that formed the lands of Church Farm in 1977. Prior to this date the farmer [1] had collected 38 Neolithic flaked and polished flint axeheads from these fields, although unfortunately the exact provenance of these objects was not recorded. See NHER 60094 and (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 6 July 2014.

1975-1976. Fieldwalking.
Betsy Coe (finder's Field 133).
Fieldwalked by [2] as part of a larger survey of the lands of Church Farm, Wiveton.
56 worked flints recovered, including 1 single platform core of probable Neolithic date.
See (S1) for further details, in which core is illustrated.
P. Watkins (HES), 7 July 2014.

Before 22 December 2005. Metal-detecting.
Found at Context 1 ([3]):
1 medieval swivel (11th or 12th century).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), see description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 January 2006.

Before 9 February 2007. Metal-detecting.
1 medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 jettons.
Identified by A. Marsden (NLA), see list and descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 April 2007.

9 May 2010. Fieldwalking. [4].
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database:
1 Roman pottery sherd.
1 Late Saxon pottery sherd.
6 medieval pottery sherds.
1 medieval/post-medieval brick fragment.
4 post-medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
Finds not recorded by HES on the PAS database:
Undated tile, burnt flint and coal fragments.
A. Beckham (HES), 22 December 2014.

August 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4th February 2019.

August-September 2025. Elden Tours, Field GH6. [6].
Roman furniture fitting.
Late Saxon disc brooch and stirrup terminal.
Medieval hexagonal-framed brooch and shield-shaped harness pendant.
2 post-medieval copper alloy unidentified objects.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 February 2026 and 18 February 2026.

  • --- Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Thesis: Gidney, L. J.. 1977. Some Neolithic Flint Axes and a Surface Collection from Church Farm, Wiveton, Norfolk.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • CORE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
  • TILE (Unknown date)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Saxon - 900 AD to 1000 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • LEASH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1225 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • BRICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • POT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1615 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2026 11:13PM

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