Record Details
| NHER Number: | 23574 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Late Saxon and medieval pottery sherds, field southeast of church |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1987 by the Fenland Survey recovered sherds of medieval pottery, as well as two Late Saxon Thetford ware sherds. Metal detecting in 2009 recovered a post-medieval coin weight and coin, and 8 post-medieval jettons.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5990 1392 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF51SE |
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| Parish: | WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
17 April 1987. Fenland fieldwalking advanced winter cereal. Southeast of church.
Odd sherds of medieval pottery, no obvious concentrations. Also two Late Saxon Thetford ware sherds. WSG BT (S1).
Finds in NCM.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
R. Silvester (NAU), 20 April 1987.
October- November 2009. Metal detecting.
1 post-medieval coin weight and coin, and 8 post-medieval jettons including four struck from the same pair of dies,
see lists in file,
A. Marsden, (NLA), 1 December 2009
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSG BT. FENS. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
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