ENN100732 - Whitehall Farm, 2000 (Rescue Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference SP 6429 5879 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish NETHER HEYFORD, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

September 2000

Description

After their initial discovery by two metal detector users, Northamptonshire Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation of two burials, one containing a sword, at Whitehall Farm. Based upon the type of sword it is likely that the burials date from the sixth-seventh centuries AD.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Report: Upson Smith T.. 2000. Saxon Burial At Whitehall Farm, Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire. NCC. (unchecked).
  • <2> Newspaper cuttings: Jacox E.. 2001. Remains Of A Saxon Are Unearthed By Amateurs. Chronicle Ad Echo. Chronicle And Echo. (unchecked).
  • <3> Website: Young S. et al. 2000 (circa). Whitehall Farm Roman Villa and Landscape Project. http://www.whitehallvilla.co.uk. (unchecked).
  • <4> Report: Jacklin H.A.. 2005. The Saxon Warrior, Whitehall Farm, Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 05/005. Northants Archaeology. (unchecked).

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  • Saxon cemetery, Whitehall Farm (Monument)

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Dec 6 2024 3:51PM

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