Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1954 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval burials, Church end |
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Summary
In 1955 a collection of human remains were uncovered by trenches dug to lay drains. These bones had no associated artefacts but their close proximity to the churchyard suggests a medieval date.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8557 3623 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF83NE |
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| Parish: | SOUTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
11-21 July 1955. Church End behind cottages in trenches for laying drains running 27m (30yds) north-south and then from north end of trench, east another 27m (30yds).
No associated objects with human bones 0.9-1.2m (3-4ft) deep. About 6.1m (20ft) outside wall of churchyard and probably part of it. In some cases two or three skulls found together, each had a large stone over it.
Finds held by NCM, formerly by Norfolk Constabulary.
Examined by C. P. B. Wells.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- INHUMATION (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Serial: 1955. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 2. p 4. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Creake (South). |
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