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  2. Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain - Wikipedia

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    Before 400 Roman authors use the term "Saxon" to refer to raiders from north of the Rhine delta, who troubled the coasts of the North Sea and English channel. [2] The area of present day England was part of the Roman province of Britannia from 43 AD until the 5th century, although starting from the crisis of the third century it was often ruled by Roman usurpers who were in conflict with the ...

  3. Mucking - Wikipedia

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    Mucking was "a particularly extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement, of at least 100+ people, commanding an important strategic position in the Lower Thames region; it may have functioned as a meeting place and mart for surrounding areas on both sides of the Thames". [2]

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    The sale is being split into nine different lots, which can be purchased together or separately. This includes the castle itself, the Boars Head Hotel , a cricket fields, shooting grounds, a store ...

  5. Mucking (archaeological site) - Wikipedia

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    Whether late 4th or early 5th century, this was among the earliest Anglo-Saxon settlements in England. [11] The Anglo-Saxon settlement gradually moved north over the course of two hundred years after its establishment. [23] During or after the 8th century, the settlement was either abandoned, or drifted beyond the area that was excavated. [24]

  6. Anglo-Saxon multiple estate - Wikipedia

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    An Anglo-Saxon multiple estate was a large landholding controlled from a central location with surrounding subsidiary settlements. These estates were present in the early Anglo-Saxon period, but fragmented into smaller units in the late Anglo-Saxon period. Despite some academic criticism, the concept has been widely used and a large number of ...

  7. Yeavering - Wikipedia

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    Yeavering is situated at the western end of a valley known as Glendale, where the Cheviot foothills give way to the Tweed Valley, an area of fertile plain. [2] Yeavering's most prominent feature is the twin-peaked hill, Yeavering Bell (1,158 feet/353 metres above sea level), which was used as a hillfort in the Iron Age.

  8. Kingdom of East Anglia - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of the East Angles (Old English: Ēastengla Rīċe; Latin: Regnum Orientalium Anglorum), informally known as the Kingdom of East Anglia, was a small independent kingdom of the Angles during the Anglo-Saxon period comprising what are now the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and perhaps the eastern part of the Fens, [1] the area still known as East Anglia.

  9. Anglo-Saxon London - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] In the Covent Garden area, excavations in 1985 and 2005 have uncovered an extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement that dates back to the 7th century. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The excavations show that the settlement covered about 600,000 m 2 (6,500,000 sq ft), stretching along the north side of the Strand (i.e. "the beach") from the present-day National ...