Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13136 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Church of St Martin, Overstrand |
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Summary
The site of the medieval church of St Martin which, along with much of the rest of the parish, was washed away by the sea in 1399.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
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Full description
The original Overstrand church was washed away by the sea in 1399.
A new inland site was granted by Henry IV in his first year.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 January 1982.
Appropriate section from reference (S1) in file.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval to 14th Century - 1066 AD to 1399 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 201; p 54. |
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