NHER 4186 (Monument record) - Pinkneys or Sparham deserted medieval village
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Deserted medieval village site.
Pinkneys according to R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Sparham according to Ordnance Survey who say mentioned in Nomina Villarum.
June 1956.
Sealed well of flint and mortar around 1.5m (5 feet) diameter found opposite hall, water level around 4.5m (15 feet) deep. Also found were animal bones, 12th to 13th century pottery (NCM 37.960) and part base of rotary quern. Mortared flint wall around 2.7m (9 feet) long found near well. Ditch and bank round area on three sides.
Informtion from E.P.V. Whitaker.
In January 1982 above pottery re-examined by A. Rogerson (NAU) who found it included two Thetford-type ware rims.
May 1978. Visit.
Two of the fields are under crop; the ground is still bumpy but has been levelled (see NHER 4189, destroyed 'barrow' probably a deserted medieval earthwork). On map, 'ditch' marked on west, but looks more like an old hollow way. Banks crowned by hedges around edge of site; probably only old field boundaries.
E. Rose (NAU), 24 May 1978.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Necton.
- --- 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 81 SE 2.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 4.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WALL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Object Types (4)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2024 5:04PM