Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13171 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval suicide burial |
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Summary
At sometime around 1790 a suicide was buried at the crossroads here. Apparently the victim had become unpopular locally after pouring beer and wine into the river!
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9072 0191 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
At this crossroads in around 1790 a suicide was buried, after he had been sent to Coventry locally for pouring beer and wine into the river.
Information from NCM Bolingbroke Collection.
Monument Types
- INHUMATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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