NHER 60942 (Find Spot record) - Early Saxon inhumation cemetery and Neolithic to Bronze Age, Roman and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Metal-detecting in 2015 and 2019 recovered Neolithic to Bronze Age flint flakes; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; post-medieval jettons and a token and Roman to post-medieval and undatable metal objects. These metal finds include an undatable ring; Roman nails, tweezers and a brooch; Early Saxon brooch fragments and a girdle hanger; a Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; a medieval horse harness pendant, weight and silver pendant; medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, chafing dish sherds, a copper alloy ring, hook, weight, stud, candle stick, trade weight, spoon handle fragment and thimble and post-medieval harness mounts, book fittings, a dress fastener, crotal bell, rotary key and seal matrix. The number and type of Early Saxon finds recovered (details to follow) suggest that this is the site of an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG10NW
Civil Parish WRAMPLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

October-November 2015. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 January 2016.

December 2015-January 2016. Metal-detecting. [2].
Roman tweezers.
Post-medieval buckle and book clasp.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the whole field. [3].
AMD042016 - PAS details to follow.
A. Beckham (HES), 6 May 2016.

November-December 2016. Metal-detecting. [4].
6 Roman coins, 1 pottery sherd, a brooch and furniture nail.
2 medieval coins, 2 pottery sherds and a strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragments, a thimble and copper alloy ring.
5 post-medieval coins, 2 jettons, a rotary key, seal matrix and buckle.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 9 January 2017.

The number and type of Early Saxon finds (details to follow) suggest that this is the site of an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery.
A. Rogerson (HES), 15 December 2016.

December 2016-January 2017. Metal-detecting. [5].
1 Roman coin.
2 medieval coins and strap fittings.
1 medieval/post-medieval jetton, vessel fragment, cnadle stick, trade weight and spoon handle fragment.
3 post-medieval coins, a jetton, harness mounts, dress fastener, crotal bell, token, and a buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 7 February 2017.

February-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [6].
Undateable ring.
1 Roman coin.
1 medieval coin, buckles, and a strap fitting,
Medieval/post-medieval chafing dish sherds, weight and a stud.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 April 2017.

March-April 2017. Metal-detecting. [7].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval strap fittings and a silver pendant in the form of a Tau cross. The pendant was submitted as possible Treasure (Ref: 2017 T347).
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights, and a button.
1 post-medieval coin, buckles and a harness mount.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 May 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

July-September 2017. Metal-detecting. [8].
Early Saxon brooch fragments.
Late Saxon stirrup-strap mount.
2 medieval coins and a horse harness pendant.
Medieval/post-medieval unidentified copper alloy object.
Post-medieval cloth seal.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
Medieval weight.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
Post-medieval book fitting and harness mount.
E. McDonald (HES), 4 October 2017 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

January-February 2018. Metal-detecting. [9].
3 Neolithic to Bronze Age flint flakes.
3 Roman coins.
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 2 April 2018 and P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025.

June-July 2019. Metal-detecting. [10].
Roman nail.
Early Saxon girdle hanger.
2 medieval coins, buckles, and a strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval hook.
1 medieval/post-medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 August 2019.

Associated Sources (0)

  • FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING (Unknown date)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 81 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 98 AD to 117 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 141 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 260 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 286 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 307 AD to 313 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 475 AD to 550 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 480 AD to 530 AD)
  • GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 520 AD to 550 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1500 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1158 AD to 1180 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1170 AD to 1300 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1185 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1180 AD to 1247 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1222 AD to 1236 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1247 AD to 1248 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1275 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1333 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1500 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval to 17th Century - 1300 AD to 1700 AD)
  • WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1305 AD to 1310 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1500 AD)
  • RING (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1351 AD to 1500 AD)
  • CANDLESTICK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • CHAFING DISH (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1413 AD)
  • HOOK (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • STUD (Medieval to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1600 AD)
  • PENDANT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1450 AD to 1550 AD)
  • BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1650 AD)
  • JETTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1550 AD)
  • SPOON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • THIMBLE (Medieval to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1700 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
  • DRESS FASTENER (DRESS) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1540 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1544 AD to 1547 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1547 AD to 1551 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • CLOTH SEAL (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century to 18th Century - 1550 AD to 1800 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century - 1550 AD to 1584 AD)
  • KEY (LOCKING) (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1554 AD)
  • COIN (16th Century - 1553 AD to 1561 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1575 AD to 1700 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
  • BOOK FITTING (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • CROTAL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1800 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • SEAL MATRIX (16th Century to 17th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century - 1620 AD to 1680 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1649 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1640 AD to 1641 AD)
  • COIN (17th Century - 1645 AD to 1646 AD)
  • TOKEN (17th Century - 1650 AD to 1670 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)
  • BUCKLE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1660 AD to 1720 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 8:20AM

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