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Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby

England
List entry 1013625
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013625
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.94 hectares
Grid reference
TA 20590 69126, TA 20537 69086
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby is a burial site located in the East Riding of Yorkshire that dates to the early medieval period. The cemetery represents an important archaeological context for understanding early Anglo-Saxon settlement and burial practices in the region, with material evidence contributing to knowledge of migration-period communities in northern England. Excavation and investigation of the site have revealed inhumation burials characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon period, providing valuable information about contemporary funerary customs and material culture.

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013625. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby?

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby is a burial site located in the East Riding of Yorkshire that dates to the early medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013625.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby?

Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby 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 1013625.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255 (1.1 km), Section of the Danes' Dyke between the B1255 and B1229 roads (1.9 km), Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house (2.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Section of Danes' Dyke between the Cliff Plantation and the B1255
1.1 km
Section of the Danes' Dyke between the B1255 and B1229 roads
1.9 km
Flamborough Castle: a fortified manor house
2.4 km
Eastern bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills
2.8 km
Western bowl barrow of a pair known as the Butt Hills
2.9 km
The Bayle Gate, Bridlington
3.2 km
Bowl barrow, 500m south of Buckton Barn
4.3 km
Bowl barrow, 500m SSW of Buckton Barn
4.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby

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

The wider landscape

Around Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Home Farm, Sewerby

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