NHER 32225 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Field system to the north of Priory Farm

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Summary

This field surrounds the Priory Farm site (NHER 25832), which lies to the south, and was the area of a priory during the medieval period. Aerial photographs from 1990 recorded cropmarks of a trackway and contemporary strip fields. Observation during the construction of new farm buildings also noted ditches, probably from the late post medieval period, which contained medieval pottery sherds, architectural fragments and bone.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF40SE
Civil Parish	UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Marmont Priory Farm.
Site formerly in Cambridgeshire, now Norfolk following 1990 boundary changes.

17 July 1990. NAU air photography.
Cropmarks of trackway and contemporary strip fields.
See (S1)
D. Edwards (NLA).

July 1998. Watching Brief.
Observation of construction of new farm buildings.
Ditches, probably late post-medieval found, containing medieval, post-medieval and undated pottery; medieval architectural fragments and bone.
See report (S2) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S3).
E. Rose (NLA), 16 March 1999.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF4901/A-C; 17-JUL-1990 (HES 274/GEE 5-7).
<S2> SNF86988 Unpublished Contractor Report: Phillips, C. 1999. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Marmont Priory Farm, Upwell, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 338.
<S3> SNF82757 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1999. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1998. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 369-387. p 385.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (12)

MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
POT (Undated)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BRICK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FLOOR TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Upwell (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 3:11PM