Monument record HAM 004 - Middleton's tenement
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4380 7760 (131m by 158m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47NW |
| Civil Parish | WANGFORD WITH HENHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Moats in permanent pasture, site of Med hamlet of Middleton, W of "The Clamps" wood (S1).
Two possible arms of a moat (the N and the E) shown at TM 437 775. Several ponds too shown in the immediate vicinity.
Shown on a map of 1701 in a field called `Great Middleton Wood', with `Little Middleton Wood' adjoining to the E and `Driftway Close' to the N (S2). Tenement called Middleton's is mentioned in the will of William Micklefield of Henham (owner of Craven's Manor) 1439, proved 1441 (S3).
1994: rapidly fieldwalked by John Newman - 1 rim, 1 base, 15 body sherds Medieval coarseware and 1 body sherd Medieval glazed ware (S4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF22782 (No record type): Warner P, undated.
- <S2> SSF11896 (No record type): Nicholson R, Part of the Manor of Henham 1701, SRO (1), HA11/C9/20.
- <S3> SSF50037 Bibliographic reference: Copinger W A. Manors of Suffolk. Copinger W A, Manors of Suffolk, Vol II, 84.
- <S4> SSF50006 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Site Report. Newman J (SCCAS), August 1994.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 21 2022 2:42PM