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January 1996. Metal-detecting. Area (restricted) of field.
Very solid early medieval buckle plate with two integral loops for missing frame. Transverse ?rocker-arm ornament near loops. Holes at each corner (one with iron rivet), those in outer corner passing through trefoils formed by circular cut-outs to either side. Very worn.
Trapezoidal medieval buckle frame with small boss at each corner.
Medieval coin. See list in file.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA), with S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 January 1996.

18 August 2009. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 15.
Three Roman, one medieval and two post-medieval coins.
Two post-medieval jettons.
12th to 13th century copper alloy pendant hanger.
12th to 13th century copper alloy horse harness pendant.
14th to 15th century copper alloy mortar rim.
14th to 15th century copper alloy suspension ring.
Late medieval oval copper alloy ring.
Two post-medieval buckles.
Coins identified by A. Marsden (HES), metal objects by I. Riddler.
See lists in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2012.

19 August 2010. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 5.
Bronze Age socketed axehead.
10th century strap distributor.
Possible 10th/11th century knife terminal.
1?Late Saxon and 1 medieval pot sherd, medieval strap-end.
Medieval and post-medieval metal objects.
4 Roman, 4 medieval and 3 post-medieval coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 31 January 2011 and A. Cattermole (HES), 7 September 2011.

August 2015. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 13.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [2]:
DT082015 - PAS details to follow.
Information from PAS import.
Finds recorded by Discovery Tours, I. Riddler or A. Marsden:
Details to follow.
Also see (S1) for details of low grade material recovered from this field and Discovery Tours Fields 14 and 15.
A. Beckham (HES), 30 September 2015.

22 February 2016. Metal-detecting. Discovery Tours, Field 13.
Finds recorded by HES on the PAS database [3]:
Roman brooch.
Information from PAS import.
Finds identified by I. Riddler:
Details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 14 April 2016.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
• BROOCH (Roman - 65 AD to 80 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 100 AD? to 199 AD?)
• KNIFE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• THIMBLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1490 AD to 1504 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
• JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
• COIN (17th Century - 1613 AD to 1614 AD)
• COIN (17th Century - 1678 AD to 1678 AD)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Sparham (Parish Summary)