An Anglo-Saxon knife was found protruding from a bank beneath the wall of the churchyard at Godmersham in 1974. During further examination of the site in 1975 a soil-filling hollow, possibly an an old disused track was found containing fragments of human and animal remains, and several sherds, of Romano-British coarse-ware pottery. The discovery of the knife is thought to be evidence of a 10th century grave that has been disturbed by a later burial. This artefact is now thought to be held by the Royal Museum in Canterbury. The site lies at the foot of an east facing Downland slope, looking across the Stour valley. OD 30-35m.