NHER 22648 (Find Spot record) - Possible undated trackway and watercourse, Sutton Bridge to Kings Lynn water pipeline

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1986, 1987 and 1998 has recovered a number of pottery sherds from the Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval periods, as well as noting the presence of a possible trackway and extinct watercourse.

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Map sheet	TF51NW
Civil Parish	TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Spring 1986. Small area of field, north end of roddon (extinct watercourse). Plan in file (S1).
Context 2 at 5396 1878. Fieldwalking finds. TSC 30A
Late Saxon Ipswich ware.
In NCM from staff fieldwork (A. Rogerson NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 16 June 1986.

14 March 1987. Fenland fieldwalking on well weathered ploughsoil (S2).
Context 1 general scatter over whole field. Medieval sherds. TSC EX.
Context 3 at 5377 1877. Group of medieval sherds on edge of old drove earthwork southwest corner of field. About 14m north to south x 27m east to west. TSC EW.
Finds in NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU), 23 March 1987.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S3).

January 1998. Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Trunk Water Main (Plot 15).
Good conditions, patchy weeds.
13th/15th century unglazed and medieval Grimston Green Glazed sherds.
Few post medieval sherds.
See report (S4) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.38 and NWHCM : 2017.417).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 27 May 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2015 and 17 May 2019.

April-June 1998. Watching Brief.
King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Trunk Water Main (Plot 15).
Middle Saxon Stamford ware, medieval sherds, odd post medieval sherds.
See report (S5) for further details.
The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2016.38 and NWHCM : 2017.417).
E. Rose (NAU), 7 January 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 March 2015 and 17 May 2019.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
--- SNF9525 Photograph: CZU 17-21.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF67379 *Fieldwork: 1986. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC 30A.
<S2> SNF67411 *Fieldwork: 1987. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC EX, TSC EW.
<S3> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.
<S4> SNF67528 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1998. King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Truck Water Main. Archaeological Survey and Watching Brief. Part 1: Walkover survey - fieldwalking and metal detecting. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 298.
<S5> SNF67529 Unpublished Contractor Report: Crowson, A. 1998. King's Lynn to Sutton Bridge Trunk Water Main. Archaeological Survey and Watching Brief. Part II. Topsoil Strip Watching Brief: Finds Collection, Metal Detecting and Excavation. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 364.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (4)

POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 17 2019 7:16PM