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Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park

England
List entry 1003126
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003126
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 56585 72869
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Darenth Park Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a burial ground dating to the early medieval period, situated in Kent. The cemetery represents an important archaeological site for understanding Anglo-Saxon settlement and funerary practices in south-eastern England. Excavations at the site have revealed inhumation burials and associated grave goods characteristic of the period, providing valuable evidence for the material culture and burial customs of early Anglo-Saxon communities. The site contributes significantly to the broader archaeological record of Kent during the post-Roman transition and early Anglo-Saxon colonisation.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003126. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park?

Darenth Park Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a burial ground dating to the early medieval period, situated in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003126.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park?

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park 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 1003126.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm (2.3 km), A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone (2.7 km), Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green (3 km).

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Overview
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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.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm
2.3 km
A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone
2.7 km
Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green
3 km
Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church
4.5 km
Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall.
5.3 km
A Romano-British villa and a possible Iron Age farmstead at Franks
5.6 km
Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre
6.8 km
Eynsford Castle
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park

RochesterRoman town · ~11.3 milesLondonRoman town · ~15.6 miles
Domesday entry for Darenth, Kent →
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