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This is a list of cemeteries in England still in existence. Only cemeteries which are notable and can be visited are included. Churchyards and graveyards that belong to churches and are still in existence are not included. Ancient burial grounds are excluded. Cemeteries in London and Brighton and Hove have separate lists.
Anglo-Saxon cemeteries have been found in England, Wales and Scotland. The burial sites date primarily from the fifth century to the seventh century AD, before the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England. Later Anglo-Saxon period cemeteries have been found with graves dating from the 9th to the 11th century.
Burial in Anglo-Saxon England refers to the grave and burial customs followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the mid 5th and 11th centuries CE in Early Mediaeval England. The variation of the practice performed by the Anglo-Saxon peoples during this period, [ 1 ] included the use of both cremation and inhumation .
Early Anglo-Saxon burial involved both inhumation and cremation, with burials then being deposited in cemeteries. At this time, the Anglo-Saxons adhered to a pagan religion , but as Christianity was introduced in the seventh century, it gradually became the dominant and eventually sole religion amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
The existence of Sarre was not noted by any of the early antiquarians who studied the Anglo-Saxon cemeteries of Kent. [10] Sarre cemetery was discovered in 1843, and re-examined in 1860, [11] when a number of artefacts were discovered during construction work at Sarre windmill, subsequently being purchased by the British Museum. [10]
Oakley Down Barrow Cemetery, group of round barrows in Dorset. Pentre Ifan, Neolithic dolmen. The Poind and his Man, burial mound and standing stone in Northumberland. Poor Lot Barrow Cemetery, group of round barrows in Dorset. Seven Barrows, site of bowl barrows, bell barrows, saucer barrows and disc barrows. Spinsters' Rock, Neolithic dolmen.
Ancient DNA extracted from skeletons in burial sites across England shows evidence of mass migration from Europe and movement of people from as far as West Africa, challenging perceptions that ...
The Anglo-Saxon period is broadly defined as the period of time from roughly 410 AD to 1066 AD. The first modern, systemic excavations of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and settlements began in the 1920s. Since then, archaeological surveys of cemeteries and settlements have uncovered more information about the society and culture of Anglo-Saxon England ...