Update Parham research.
During the 1960s the Ha Ha that can be seen today in front of Parham house was constructed, during the excavating work a lot of pottery was discovered, it covered many periods from some late iron age pottery to Roman and through to Medieval and late 19th century ware.
At present this pottery is stored at Parham, we plan over the coming winter months to examine this pottery, and then it is possible that it will give some information about periods of occupation in the area of the village. The site of the Ha Ha is within only a few hundred meters of the site of the village.
It is interesting that it was the late Con Ainsworh a local archaeologist, who undertook a watching brief of the building of the Ha Ha, and it is his name that appears on labels on the collection of pottery in store at Parham.
The other interesting bit of information is that he was given a very early map of the estate ,this it is understood marked the positions of the village, this map was not returned and has since been lost, but a line of investigation may reveal where it is !.
More to come.!
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