Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9725 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of St Mary's Church, Swainsthorpe |
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Summary
This is the site of St Mary's Church, a medieval structure that was known as 'Swainsthorpe old church' by 1503, and was destroyed in the Reformation. The churchyard (NHER 9724) is located nearby.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2255 0045 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWAINSTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Site of St Mary's Church.
Destroyed at Reformation. Owners of Swainsthorpe Hall claimed that foundations are visible in winter when undergrowth is low, but when visited at such a season nothing visible; slight platform in wood above river, but this probably natural - edge coincides with contour line.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU), 15 March 1979.
Referred to in 1503 as 'Swainsthorpe old church' - (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 25 January 1982.
Flint, tile and brick found on surface according to source in 1982.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU).
Appropriate section from ref (S2) in file.
1999.
Fragments of human bone found in woodland near site of St Mary's church 12 inches - 18 inches (30cm - 45cm) deep. Fragments identified by W. F. Milligan (NCM) as parts of skull, pelvis and femur.
Identified by February 1999.
Compiled by K. Sussams (NCM), 13 May 1999.
Monument Types
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 SW 29. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 686. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Swainsthorpe. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Monograph: Crowmwell, T. and Cotman, J. S. 1818. Excursions through Norfolk. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 221; p 54. |
Related records
| 9724 | Parent of: Medieval churchyard of St Mary Swainsthorpe, Prehistoric, Roman to post medieval objects (Monument) |
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