NHER 28889 (Monument record) - Site of medieval settlement and multi-period pottery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
29 March 1991.
Finds from spoil from recent ditch between G334 and 335 and from new north to south ditch at east end (G334).
Hint of medieval concentration at east end or near.
Medieval pottery.
See (S1).
6 October 1996. Extended to include area north of perimeter track of World War Two airfield.
Medieval sherds, only 1 post medieval (late); concentration on former common edge indicating settlement site at TF 9156 1456 in G334.10.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 October 1996.
19 October 1998.
Further area walked G331 blank except for 1 post medieval sherd (context 4)
G334 (contexts 14 to 19) further medieval sherds and 1 late medieval or early post medieval sherd.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 6 January 1999.
This site is recorded as MED96 in (S2), and the tenurial history of the settlement can be traced back to the late 14th century.
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 20 December 2005
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF15265 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G325. AJGR.
- --- SNF15270 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G331-3. AJGR.
- --- SNF15271 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G334. AJGR.
- --- SNF15274 *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G342. AJGR.
- <S1> SNF59723 Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
- <S2> SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay. p213.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- QUERN (Undated)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 30 2017 5:15PM