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Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery in Middlesex is an archaeological site containing burials spanning the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval era. The cemetery represents a significant record of burial practice and settlement patterns in the region during these centuries, providing material evidence of continuity and change in funerary customs across more than a millennium. The site's importance lies in its potential to illuminate aspects of daily life, religious practice, and social organization among successive populations in Middlesex. Such cemeteries are valuable archaeological resources for understanding settlement hierarchies and the transition from pagan to Christian burial practices in early medieval England.
Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005939. View the official record →
Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery in Middlesex is an archaeological site containing burials spanning the Anglo-Saxon period through the medieval era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005939.
Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005939.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chertsey Bridge (1.8 km), Oatlands Palace (2.7 km), Chertsey Abbey: a Benedictine monastery on the banks of Abbey River (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Anglo-Saxon and medieval cemetery stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.