Monument record 3995/0/1 - Unlocated Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Desborough

Early Medieval inhumations and cremations, some with grave goods, found in Desborough Parish prior to 1757 in a gravel pit. Thought to lie on the line of the modern A6 road north-west of the town

{1} Anglo-Saxon Cemetery (unlocated, but presumably on the line of the modern A 6 road), N.W. of the town, and found before 1757 in a gravel pit opened for the benefit of the turnpike. Several skeletons with amber and glass beads, an iron ring and several bronze clasps were discovered as well as two urns filled with bones and ashes.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.34/Site 7 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Meaney A.L., 1964, Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, p.188 Desborough 2 (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN10289.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP88SW18 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> 1757, The Gentleman's Magazine (1757), p. 19-21 (Journal). SNN8476.

Record last edited

Sep 1 2023 1:46PM