Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30586 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Little St Andrews, medieval chantry chapel, Saham Toney |
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Summary
According to documentary sources this is the site of a chantry chapel founded in 1281 and served by Wendling Abbey. It also functioned as St Andrew's church, hence its name. The chapel/church was removed at the time of the dissolution.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 921 051 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90NW |
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| Parish: | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of chantry chapel founded in 1281 according to Blomefield (S1).
Served by Wendling abbey and removed at Dissolution. Functioned as St Andrew's church also. In Blomefield's time the site was 'near the Shipdham road in Saham' and was known as 'Little St Andrews'.
Very approximate grid reference arrived at by source [1] from manorial charters.
See his plan in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 26 April 1994.
Monument Types
- CHANTRY CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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