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Excavations at Nassington have produced an unbroken ceramic series from the mid Late Saxon period to the present.  In general the pottery assemblage includes a wide range of material contemporary with the associated manor and its lifetime. Small quantities of Roman and Prehistoric pottery have been recovered with a larger amount of Early-Middle Saxon, a large amount of Late Saxon pottery, Saxo-Norman wares Medieval wares and later Medieval pottery. The Post Medieval pottery represents a very large ceramic group until the provisions of refuse collection in the district, after which there are almost no finds.