NHER 16564 (Find Spot) - Human remains, from 'old burial ground'

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Summary

Some time prior to 1762 fragments of mineralised human bone were recovered 'from an old burial ground' believed to lie in Rougham. However, the exact location and date of the remains is not known.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	ROUGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

Pre 1762. 'From an old burial ground'.
Fragment of mineralised human remains(?).
See extract from Chases Newspaper (S1) in file, taken from copy in (S2), transcribed onto (S3).
(NRO Rye MSS 17) filed under Rougham.
E. Rose (NAU) 15 September 1980.
Recomposed by E. Rose (NLA) 7 February 1990.

Note that there is nothing to say that the graveyard was in Rougham and it may only have been filed under that parish as it was in the possession of North who lived at the hall.
E. Rose (NLA) 11 March 1997.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF3402 Newspaper Article: Chases Newspaper. 1762. [unknown]. 24 April.
<S2> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
<S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)

Object Types (1)

HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Rougham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

May 30 2017 2:10PM