NHER 20674 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon to post-medieval and undated finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking at this location between 1979 and 1985 recovered Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; a piece of post-medieval clay tobacco pipe; undated lava quern fragments and an undated whetstone. Metal-detecting in 2023 recovered a medieval mount.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG20SW
Civil Parish BIXLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

June 1979. Fieldwalking. [1].
Found north-east of Arminghall Wood in vicinity of [2] (Context 1):
Thetford type rim sherd; post medieval sherds including stoneware; lava quern fragment and schist hone.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM) 7 September 1984. Information from record card (S1).
These finds were donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.1.5.5). According to the museum's records the collection also includes a piece of post-medieval clay pipe from this site.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 November 2023.

1983-1984. Fieldwalking. [3].
Found at [4], "…on site said locally to be site of windmill":
Lava quern stone, and 2 rim sherds 14th-15th century.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 9 January 1985. Information from record card (S1).
Previously recorded as NHER 21162.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 November 2023.

October 1985. Fieldwalking. [5].
Found in area centred [6] (Context 2):
13th - 14th century sherds.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1985.405).
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 25 October 1985. Information from record card (S1).
Previously recorded as NHER 21953.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 22 November 2023.

[7] can find no reference to a windmill anywhere in this area at any date.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 11 June 1985. Information from record card (S1).
Previously noted under NHER 21162.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 November 2023.

November 2023. Metal-detecting. [8].
Medieval mount.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 September 2024.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHERs 20674, 21162 and 21953.
  • QUERN (Undated)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • WHETSTONE (Undated)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • MOUNT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)
  • CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 26 2025 2:37PM

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