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The distribution of the earliest Anglo-Saxon sites and place names in close proximity to Roman settlements and roads has been interpreted as showing that initial Anglo-Saxon settlements were being controlled by the Romano-British. [113]
Pages in category "Anglo-Saxon sites in England" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 865, an enlarged army arrived that the Anglo-Saxons described as the Great Heathen Army. This was reinforced in 871 by the Great Summer Army. [95] Within ten years nearly all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms fell to the invaders: Northumbria in 867, East Anglia in 869, and nearly all of Mercia in 874–77. [95]
It was constructed for a unit of the Roman army and navy and occupied until around 370-390 AD. The site remained unoccupied until the Middle and Late Saxon periods, until a settlement was established near the centre of the fort. Castle Acre Bailey Gate: City gates: 1165 Complete One of three large stone gatehouses in the castle and town.
Anglo-Saxon history thus begins during the period of sub-Roman Britain following the end of Roman control, and traces the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th and 6th centuries (conventionally identified as seven main kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Wessex); their Christianisation during the 7th ...
Anglo-Saxon England portal The main article for this category is Anglo-Saxon England . This is a category for towns, villages and other settlements located within the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England.
Also notable is the reduction in importance of Winchester, the Anglo-Saxon capital city of Wessex. Although not a direct measure of population, the lay subsidy rolls of 1334 can be used as a measure of both a settlement's size and stature and the table gives the 30 largest towns and cities in England according to that report. [12]
The Anglo-Saxon period is broadly defined as the period of time from roughly 410 AD to 1066 AD. The first modern, systemic excavations of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and settlements began in the 1920s. Since then, archaeological surveys of cemeteries and settlements have uncovered more information about the society and culture of Anglo-Saxon England ...