Monument record TQ 57 NE 9 - Anglo-Saxon burial ground, Littlebrook, Dartford

Summary

Anglo-Saxon Burial Ground. 7 or 8 skeletons and a few small fragments of Saxon pottery found near Littlebrook Farm, Dartford, in January, 1883. The site is midway down and east facing slope. OD 15-25m

Location

Grid reference TQ 5569 7503 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ57NE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish STONE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

[TQ 5569 7504] Anglo-Saxon Burial Ground [NR] (Site of) [NAT] (1) Saxon burials. 7 or 8 skeletons and a few small fragments of Saxon pottery found near Littlebrook Farm, Dartford, in January, 1883" ... in removing gravel from the edge of the top of the hill overlooking Littlebrook Farm, by the side of the road on the eastward. ...... There were other graves and some still remain." (2) The site occupies the crest of a prominent spur overlooking the Stone Marshes. The copse that formerly stood here has been felled many years and the site is now a piece of waste ground. The finds are not in Dartford Museum. (3) Additional Bibliography (4)(5)


<1> OS 6" 1938-40 (OS Card Reference). SKE48352.

<2> Arch Cant 18 1889 p 316 (F C J Spurrell) (OS Card Reference). SKE34781.

<3> F1 CFW 10-NOV-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42516.

<4> Gaz of Early AS Burial sites 1964 126 (A L S Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43539.

<5> Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1969, Kent Arch Rev 16 1969 17 (OS Card Reference). SKE45746.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 57 NE 9 - November, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3023.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938-40.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 18 1889 p 316 (F C J Spurrell).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 10-NOV-59.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early AS Burial sites 1964 126 (A L S Meaney).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1969. Kent Arch Rev 16 1969 17.
  • <6>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 NE 9 - November, 1959. [Mapped feature: #61368 cemetery, ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: LITTLEBROOK POWER STATION (NEAR) (Ref: EI 16742) (EKE4780)

Record last edited

May 7 2025 7:17PM