NHER 7695 (Monument record) - Site of St Mary's Church, Little Hautbois

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Summary

The site of a medieval hospital and church, founded in the 13th century as a travellers' hospital. By 1535 it was reduced to just a chapel. This was abandoned in the second half of the 16th century when the village became deserted. The remaining foundations were noted in 1907, but nothing is to be seen today. Metal detecting before 1980 recovered a Saxon strap end, medieval buckles and a Papal bulla. Post medieval metal objects were also found.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG22SE
Civil Parish	BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Full Description

Site of medieval church.
Founded early in 13th century as a traveller's hospital; by 1535 only a chapel. Foundations seen 1907.
No trace in pasture field.
E. Rose (NAU), 19 January 1978.

Pre 1980. Metal detecting on church site under pasture.
Late Saxon strap-end, bronze openwork, lower portion. See drawing (S1).
Medieval buckles, papal bulla, vessel fragments.
Post medieval metalwork.
For full details and drawing see list in file.
S. Margeson (NCM), 12 May 1980.

Hospital founded 1235 and alternatively said to have been on site of Great Hautbois castle, see NHER 7679.
E. Rose (NAU).

Founded at the head of the 'causey' in this parish.
It was licensed to have a chapel in 1257.
The survey of 1535 enters this house as the Chantry of the Blessed Mary de Atto Bosco, in Gt.Hautbois. By that date the hospital had apparently been reduced to a mere chapel.
Ordnance Survey Records.
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 21 June 1990.

Appropriate section from reference (S3) in file.

September-October 2008. Metal-detecting.
2 Medieval coins, 1 post-medieval jetton, medieval, medival/post- medieval & post- medieval metal objects.
See lists in file.
A Rogerson (NLA) 6 November 2008.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF4941 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. pp 227-231.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Buxton-with-Lammas.
--- 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. TG 22 SE 1.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF93944 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. Drawing of a Late Saxon copper alloy openwork strap end from Buxton with Lammas. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF3 Monograph: Page, W. (ed.). 1906. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 2.
<S3> SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 175; p 54.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (16)

STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
BROOCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2022 11:02AM