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Fairford Saxon cemetery is a burial ground of early Saxon date located in Gloucestershire. The site represents an important example of early medieval funerary practice in the region, containing inhumation burials that date to the period following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of the Cotswolds. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of grave goods and burial arrangements characteristic of the sixth and seventh centuries. The cemetery provides valuable material evidence for understanding early Saxon communities and their settlement patterns in what was then the kingdom of the Hwicce.
Fairford Saxon cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003419. View the official record →
Fairford Saxon cemetery is a burial ground of early Saxon date located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003419.
Fairford Saxon cemetery 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 1003419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement NE of Eisey Field Copse (5.9 km), Highworth circle 470m north east of North Leaze Farm (7.4 km), Four Highworth circles east of North Leaze Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fairford Saxon cemetery'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.
Fairford Saxon cemetery stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.