TQ 85 NW 5 - Site of Anglo-Saxon burial ground, Thurnham Friars

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Monument record TQ 85 NW 5 - Site of Anglo-Saxon burial ground, Thurnham Friars

Summary

Site of Anglo-Saxon burial ground was found during the creation of a bowling green in 1913. A number of graves were discovered and two iron spearheads and seven beads were the only finds preserved at the site. No subsequent finds have been made. The site lies on the lower south facing scarp slope of the North Downs. OD 110-115m.

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Grid reference	TQ 8066 5780 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ85NW
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> The Antiquaries Journal Vol 20 (1940) 380-382 Illust (R T Beck) (OS Card Reference). SKE49935.

<3> F1 CFW 01-Jul-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42376.

<4> A Gazeteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial sites 1964 139 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE32785.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 85 NW 5 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4420.

Sources/Archives (6)

--- SKE29253 Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE49935 OS Card Reference: The Antiquaries Journal Vol 20 (1940) 380-382 Illust (R T Beck).
<3> SKE42376 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 01-Jul-63.
<4>XY SKE32785 OS Card Reference: A Gazeteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial sites 1964 139 (A Meaney). [Mapped feature: #28197 Cemetery, ]
<5> SKE4420 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 NW 5 - July, 1963.