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Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park is a designated ancient monument comprising a burial ground dating to the early medieval period. The site represents an important archaeological record of Anglo-Saxon settlement and funerary practices in the Greenwich area during the fifth to seventh centuries. Burials discovered at the location have yielded material culture and skeletal remains that contribute to understanding of early Anglo-Saxon communities in Kent. The cemetery's presence within Greenwich Park reflects the long occupation history of the site and its significance to the development of the London region during the migration period and early Anglo-Saxon era.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021440. View the official record →
Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park is a designated ancient monument comprising a burial ground dating to the early medieval period.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich 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 1021440.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Observatory Greenwich (0.2 km), West Grove, Conduit House, Blackheath (0.3 km), Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Greenwich Park'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 in Greenwich Park stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.