Monument record BML 008 - Church of St Edmund
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Summary
Status: rectory.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3032 5066 (99m by 48m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM35SW |
| Civil Parish | BROMESWELL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Status: rectory. Structure: chancel, nave, S porch, embattled W tower. Date: Perpendicular, Norman S doorway, modern vestry. Position: centre of parish in village (S1).
Watching brief on new building: hand dug strip foundations circa 1.3m to 1.5m deep, then top soil, then clean orange sand. No signs of much disturbance, small amount of human bone, probably disturbed a grave. Two sherds of Med pottery (S2).
There are two recorded Domesday churches for the parish of Bromeswell; the second is thought to be located in the parish of Melton (S3).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF20776 (No record type): SAU, Suffolk Parishes, A Guide to their Archaeol & History.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy of planning application and plan, copy of watching brief.
- <S2> SSF18247 (No record type): SAU, (Newman J), site report, June 1984.
- <M2> SSF38243 (No record type): recommendations, copy of (S2) contained in description.
- <S3> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Scarfe N, Domesday Churches.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2010 11:32AM