Early Anglo-Saxon cremation burial, Maltings Lane (EHER 17423)

A single isolated cremation burial was found during an archaeological evaluation in 1996, a short distance to the south-east of an Early Anglo-Saxon settlement (EHER 18505). This cremation is thought to date from the early Anglo-Saxon period and may indicate the presence of other cremations nearby.

See EHER 18505 for Early Anglo-Saxon features previously recorded on this record. 1996. Trial trenching. In Area D a single cremation of Early Anglo-Saxon date was found at the southern end of Trench 18. The cremated bones were found with the base and large sherds of a cremation urn (60 sherds, total weight 290g). The discovery of this single cremation may indicate a cemetery associated with the settlement some 250m to the north (EHER 18505). Though found in isolation, the excavators considered it possible that other cremation burials may exist nearby.