Norfolk Heritage Explorer

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Autumn 1979. Fieldwalking.
Found by [1] in drilled field at Downham (finder's site 255a):
23 Neolithic/Bronze Age rough little flint flakes and two scrapers.
11 medieval pottery sherds (all small).
1 post-medieval pottery sherd (Westerwald stoneware).
Identified by A. Lawson (NAU), 19 October 1980. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 April 2023.

14 -16 August 2015. Metal-detecting. Wymondham rally, Field 1. [2].
2 Roman coins and a hooked vessel escutcheon (S2).
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
Post-medieval hooked mount.
Information from PAS import.
Extended to whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 1.
A. Beckham (HES), 11 August 2015 and P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.

14-16 August 2015. Metal-detecting. Wymondham rally, Field 1. [3].
1 medieval coin and a buckle.
Medieval/post-medieval pin.
2 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 7 October 2015.

14-16 August 2015. Metal-detecting. Wymondham rally, Field 1. [4].
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
3 medieval coins and a buckle.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 November 2015.

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman brooch.
3 medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

March-April 2018. Metal-detecting. [6].
Middle Saxon Ansate brooch.
2 medieval cions and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 June 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 March 2021.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD? to 200 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 75 AD to 125 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 326 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
• BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 720 AD to 850 AD)
• SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
• COIN (Late Saxon - 1052 AD to 1053 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1124 AD to 1125 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1141 AD to 1150 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1180 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1195 AD to 1249 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1218 AD to 1222 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1286 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1310 AD)
• PIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1306 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1344 AD to 1351 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1352 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (16th Century - 1596 AD to 1596 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Wymondham (Parish Summary)