MONUMENT NO. 387436

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Late 5th-early 7th century inhumation cemetery found in 1869 1/2 mile West of Kenninghall Church. The male inhumations were accompanied by weapons, the female inhumations by beads, brooches buckles and clasps.

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(TM 03508615) Anglo-Saxon Burial Ground (NR). (1)

(TM 034861) Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery found 1869,half
mile west of Kenninghall Church, where burials were discovered
2ft from the surface of a sandy field. Grave goods included
spearheads, swords and shield bosses, beads of amber and glass,
buckles and cruciform, square-headed, horned and long brooches.
The range of brooch types suggests the cemetery was in use from
the late 5th to early 7th century. Some of the finds from this
site are in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the British Museum and
Norwich Castle Museum. Acc: No. Fitch Coll. 627.76.94.(2-4)

A Gilt-bronze brooch and shield applique of gilt bronze are recorded at Kenninghall - probably from this cemetery (5-6)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1904

( 2) Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society Norfolk archaeology : a journal of archaeology and local history

R R Clarke 27, 1941 Page(s)223-4

( 3) Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society Norfolk archaeology : a journal of archaeology and local history

7, 1872 Page(s)292,398

( 4) by Audrey Meaney 1964 A gazetteer of early Anglo-Saxon burial sites

Page(s)176-7

(5) Bedfordshire Archaeological Society Bedfordshire archaeological journal

D H Kennett 9, 1974 Page(s)66

(6) The Antiquaries journal : journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London

S La Niece 63, 1983 Page(s)292

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