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At Stretton-on-Fosse II (Warwickshire), located on the western fringes of the early Anglo-Saxon settlement area, the proportion of male adults with weapons is 82%, well above the average in southern England. Cemetery II, the Anglo-Saxon burial site, is immediately adjacent to two Romano-British cemeteries, Stretton-on-Fosse I and III, the ...
Kingdoms in England and Wales about 600 AD. Urban sites were on the decline from the late Roman period and remained of very minor importance until around the 9th century. The largest cities in later Anglo-Saxon England however were Winchester, London and York, in that order, although London had eclipsed Winchester by the 11th century. Details ...
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.
An Anglo-Saxon soke that was first mentioned as a separate county in 1159. Shropshire: County of Salop Shrops, Salop [92] 16 Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire of the Kingdom of Mercia. Somerset: Somersetshire Som [92] [94] 7 Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire of Wessex with a documented history dating back to the reign of King Ine. Staffordshire
One of the best known Anglo-Saxon buildings. It is on the site of an early pagan Saxon cemetery. In 669 Saint Chad founded a monastery in the town. An Anglo-Saxon charter dated 971 suggests that Barton became a grange for it. Tattershall College: School: 1454–1460 Ruins A grammar school established in 1439.
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.
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 ...
The Kingdom of the South Saxons, today referred to as the Kingdom of Sussex (/ ˈ s ʌ s ɪ k s /; from Middle English: Suth-sæxe, in turn from Old English: Suth-Seaxe or Sūþseaxna rīce, meaning "(land or people of/Kingdom of) the South Saxons"), was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the Heptarchy of Anglo-Saxon England. [6]