NHER 5378 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age knife

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Summary

A Bronze Age copper alloy knife found in 1952.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL68NE
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1952.
Copper alloy knife with rivet for attchment to hilt 100mm L.
Labelled Methwold in error in (S1) and (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM)

[1] says above is correct grid reference, rather than TL 6950 8720 as previously marked.
E. Rose (NAU)

Copy of (S3) in file.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hockwold-cum-Wilton.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 68 NE 6.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF7432 Serial: Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin.. no 5.
<S2> SNF2285 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1957. Archaeological Discoveries in Norfolk 1949-54. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXXI Pt IV pp 395-416. p 397.
<S3> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Object Types (1)

KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Hockwold cum Wilton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Oct 22 2025 8:06AM