Monument record BFD 019 - Medieval artefact scatter of pottery and possible WW2 crash site
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 2695 5319 (152m by 118m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TM25SE |
Civil Parish | BREDFIELD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Fieldwalking by John Newman for SE Suffolk survey located C11-C14 pottery scatter in `field 422', in area circa 120m E-W by 70m N-S. Scatter fronts The Street and adjoins footpath to S.
Finds listed consist of 91 body (including EMed), 3 base and 12 rim sherds Med coarse ware, l body sherd Med glazed and 1 body sherd Thetford type ware. Also 1 PMed body sherd and 1 rim and 3 body sherds Rom pottery (S1). Full details in survey archive.
Partly coinciding with smaller IA? scatter.
WW2 American bomber crash in 1944, with the loss of ten lives, just off the end of Tudor Cottage garden. It is not recorded in any of the official war crash maps, although Parham Airfield Museum has all the details. (S2)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF19875 Unpublished document: Newman J. 1989. SAU, Newman J, site report, February 1989. SAU, Newman J, site report, February 1989.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S2> SSF60296 E-mail: Todd, DJ. 2022. RE: Planning Application DC/22/1763/FUL – Ivy Meadow, The Street Bredfield, Suffolk, IP13 6BA.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 16 2022 12:36PM