NHER 5922 (Monument record) - Site of St Andrew's Cross and human skeletal remains

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Summary

According to an 18th century document this is the site of St Andrew's Cross. In 1970 skeletal remains were found during the digging of a sewer trench here. It is likely that these relate to medieval burials found nearby during excavations in 2004-5 (NHER 40819).

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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April 1970.
Skeletal remains found while sewer trench dug on corner site between Croxton Road and Norwich Road.
Information from [1].
E.B. Green (NCM) and W.F. Milligan (NCM), 1970.

October 1970.
Bone collected by E.B. Green (NCM) and W. F. Milligan (NCM).
Held by NCM but not accessioned or washed.

Site of St Andrew's cross on (S1)'s map. 'On a hillock'.

See NHER 5910 for details of St Andrew's Church.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 7 August 2008.

2004-5. Evaluation and excavation.
Further human remains have been discovered during excavations in the immediate vicinity, and it has been suggested that these inhumations form part of the medieval cemetery belonging to St Andrew's Church.
See NHER 40819 for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 7 August 2008.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Thetford.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF6955 Monograph: Martin, T.. 1779. History of Thetford.. pp 12, 13.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (1)

HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (2)

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Record last edited

Dec 6 2010 11:06AM