NHER 7463 (Monument record) - Alvington deserted medieval village
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Site of the deserted medieval village of Alvington.(OS).
(OS) card states that the (S1) puts this at TG 140 255 (7349) but that this must be a mistake; (S2) quotes (S3) as saying it was situated at Docking Farm because of 'many foundations thereabouts' (11530).
But OS insist their site is correct, basing it on a map they say is in NCM marking this as Alvington Field.
Site visited 31 March 1977. No traces in a flat ploughed field. Only one small natural rise. Slab of tooled stone on footpath to south, perhaps from park wall formerly on south.
E. Rose (NAU).
Map mentioned is glebe terrier of Cawston, early 17th century, mentions Alvington Field (Muniment Room Norwich Castle).
OS Records.
R.J.Rickett (NAU) 15 June 1990.
Reference (S4) argues that this was only the fields on Alvington, not the village site, and suggests that the village was the same as the modern hamlet of Eastgate.
E.Rose (NLA) 14 January 1997.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Cawston.
- --- 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. TG 12 NW 8; TG 12 SW 6 [2].
- <S1> SNF2361 Serial: National Monuments Record. 1964. The Deserted Medieval Village Research Group 11th Annual Report, 1963.
- <S2> SNF8046 Publication: Rye. [unknown].
- <S3> SNF8560 Publication: White. [unknown].
- <S4> SNF4533 Publication: Barringer, C.. 1996. The Quarterly. no.24, p.14.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Undated)
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Record last edited
Oct 16 2025 12:39PM