Monument record LKH 130 - Post Medieval artefact scatter of finds from Henry II through to George III, including coins, seals and buttons. (PMed) (AND BACKLOG)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 7130 8215 (277m by 442m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TL78SW |
Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
?1950-1980s: Fieldwalking & metal detecting located scatter of various finds from Henry II (AD 1154-1189) through to George III (AD 1760-1820) including coins, seals, buttons, pipes etc - believed to be fairground site by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
Further details in (S4)(R1).
An official fair grant was given to Lakenheath in 1309 (S2), possibly relating to this site?
Not shown or named as fair on Lakenheath Tithe maps of 1850 & 1854 (S3)(S4).
Also Med.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <R1> SSF11517 (No record type): Morley R, `Finds from a Fenland Fair; Part 1', The Searcher (magazine), March 1992.
- <S1> SSF11529 (No record type): Morley R, April 1989.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S4).
- <S2> SSF10859 (No record type): Martin, E.A. & Dymond, D.. 1988. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk ( ed). Martin E & Dymond D, eds, An Historical Atlas of Suffolk, 1988, map 28.
- <S3> SSF22216 Map: 1854. Lakenheath Fen Tithe Map.
- <S4> SSF22173 Map: 1850. Lakenheath Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <S5> SSF11516 (No record type): Morley R, `Finds from a Fenland Fair: Part 2', The Searcher (magazine), March 1992.
Finds (8)
- FSF16745: COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16746: COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16747: SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16748: BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16749: TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16750: BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16751: DRINKING VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF16752: COMB (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 11 2016 6:06PM