Record Details

NHER Number:13171
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval suicide burial

Summary

At sometime around 1790 a suicide was buried at the crossroads here. Apparently the victim had become unpopular locally after pouring beer and wine into the river!

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Location

Grid Reference:TF 9072 0191
Map Sheet:TF90SW
Parish:SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

At this crossroads in around 1790 a suicide was buried, after he had been sent to Coventry locally for pouring beer and wine into the river.
Information from NCM Bolingbroke Collection.

Monument Types

  • INHUMATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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