Monument record SMR 026 - Hill House, Three Firs

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Summary

Human bones and burials found over circa one acre area over long periods of time during building works (at Hill House) and digging gardens (quite shallow).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0015 4662 (101m by 100m) Centred on
Map sheet TM04NW
Civil Parish SEMER, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Human bones and burials found over circa one acre area over long periods of time during building works (at Hill House) and digging gardens (quite shallow). Some reported to police - said to be over 200 years old (worth chasing police records). Area to E of old almshouse (burnt down) and opposite chapel field. Site of Free Chapel and cemetery? Details in (S1). Note: Semer was residence of Benjamin Bruning a gentry non-conformist in mid C17.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> (No record type): Thorogood M & J, parish recorder, Semer, letter, November 1994.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 25 1995 12:00AM

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