Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9765 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Kenningham Church |
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Summary
This is the site of the medieval church of Kenningham, which was united with the church in Mulbarton in 1452, and demolished before the Reformation. Slight earthworks remain on the site, but no medieval building material has been found.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2037 0001 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | MULBARTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of church. Demolished 'long before the Reformation' according to Ordnance Survey. A slight platform remains in a wood with a small pit to northeast, but no trace of building material or other finds where moles or plants have pushed earth through leaf mould.
Farm Manager at Ketteringham Hall says he has often dug about in the wood but found nothing.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 15 March 1979.
United with Mulbarton in 1452.
See (S1).
R.J. Rickett (NAU) 30 August 1990.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 29 NW 1 [2]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Mulbarton. |
| <S1> | Archive: National Archaeological Record. |
Related records
| 10106 | Part of: Kenningham deserted medieval village (Monument) |
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