NHER 2628 (Building record) - St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxborough

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Summary

This site comprises the surviving eastern and northern walls of a former chapel, of medieval or post medieval date. The chapel was construced of flint with ashlar dressings, and has received repairs in brick. There remains one doorway from the Norman period, with a semi-circular arch to the internal face of the wall, and the remnants of a late medieval east window with tracery stubs. A coin or coins from the Late Saxon period have also been recovered from this site.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1077267: REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE

Location

Map sheet	TF70SW
Civil Parish	OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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June 1960. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxborough Hythe.
Surviving eastern and northern walls of a former chapel. Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar dressings and brick repairs. One Norman doorway with semi-circular arch to internal face of wall reduced in brickwork to external face. Remains of a late medieval east window with tracery stubs."
Information from (S2).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S2) for the current details.
Amended by H. Hamilton (HES), 8 November 2019.

Ruined church perhaps Norman and Early English, 18th century. Late Saxon coin or coins found.
See details in secondary file.
W. Rose (NLA), October 1990.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF11594 Aerial Photograph: TF7300 A-E,F,G,H.
--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF2170.
--- SNF77579 Leaflet: A guide to the churches and villages of the Hilborough group of parishes, Norfolk..
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 583.
--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Oxborough.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 70 SW 5 [3].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF4550 Monograph: Batcock, N. 1991. The Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 51. Microfiche 5:G12. No 77; p 52.
<S2> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077267.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (1)

COIN (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Oxborough (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 23 2020 10:31AM