Fordcroft Anglo-Saxon cemetery

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19 Bellefield Rd, Orpington BR5 2DH, UK

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N51° 23' 18.9888" E0° 6' 25.9848"   (51.388608, 0.107218) Start navigation »

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Fordcroft Anglo-Saxon cemetery was a place of burial. It is located in the town of Orpington in South East London, South-East England. Belonging to the Middle Anglo-Saxon period, it was part of the much wider tradition of burial in Early Anglo-Saxon England. Fordcroft was a mixed inhumation and cremation ceremony.
Archaeologists affiliated with the local Orpington Museum began excavating in 1965, expecting to find evidence of Romano-British occupation, but after discovering the cemetery decided to focus on it. Excavation continued for four seasons, ending in 1968.

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