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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Bennett's Hill'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 cemetery at Bennett's Hill stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.