Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAnglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill

England
List entry 1020258
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020258
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.97 hectares
Grid reference
SP 06827 45950
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bennett's Hill is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Worcestershire that dates to the early medieval period. The site represents an important archaeological context for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns in the Anglo-Saxon midlands. Excavations at the location have yielded artefactual evidence including grave goods and human remains that contribute to knowledge of this period's material culture and social organisation. The cemetery's position and contents provide evidence for early Anglo-Saxon occupation and ritual practices in the region during the post-Roman transition.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020258. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill?

Bennett's Hill is an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Worcestershire that dates to the early medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020258.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill?

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill 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 1020258.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West porch of Bengeworth Old Church (3.5 km), Evesham Abbey (remains of) (3.9 km), Abbot Chyryton Wall, Boat Lane (4.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.