Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20793 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Late Saxon settlement, medieval settlement and multi-period finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking between 1978 and 1984 recovered a large quanitity of Late Saxon pottery, suggesting the presence of a settlement at this location. Other finds included prehistoric worked flints and Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds. The quantity of medieval material was also indicative of a settlement. Metal-detecting in 2022 recovered a Late Saxon bit link, a Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl and a medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 89 13 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SE |
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| Parish: | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1978 to 1984. Ordnance Survey field Great Fransham 357. Field walking, medium conditions.
Large quantity of Thetford ware and some Grimston Thetford.
Number of worked flints.
Medieval sherds including early medieval, Grimston, and St Neots.
Post medieval sherds including glazed red earthenware and stoneware.
Few Roman sherds.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 24 October 1984
14 May 2001. Stray Find.
Casual find, context 15.
1 Late Saxon sherd.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 February 2007.
April 2022. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Saxon bit link.
Late Saxon to post-medieval lead spindle whorl.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy ring.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 November 2023.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Saxon to 19th Century - 851 AD to 1900 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- HARNESS FITTING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Late Saxon to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1600 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G357. AJGR. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile. |
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