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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 03 NE 16 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Marwood Farm, Aldington/Lympne |
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Summary
Court-le-Street, Aldington. In 1850 an Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery was said to have been disturbed on the brow of the hill at Marwood Farm. Many skeletons were disinterned, but no details are knowm.
The site lies on the brow of a south facing escarpment overlooking Romney Marsh, underlying geology Hythe Beds. OD 75-85m.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0825 3518 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR03NE |
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| Parish: | LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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In 1850, and Anglo-Saxon cemetery was cut through on the brow of the hill at Marwood Farm, Court-le-Street. Many skeletons were found but no details of other finds are recorded. (1) Sited to TR 08163519. (2) The gardener at Fostums Land, Mr Hooker, was told by his father that the cemetery was dug by Miss Evelyn Blomfield daughter of a Vicar of Aldington over 70 years ago. He was shown the site by his father at TR 08253518. (3) TR 081352. Court-le-Street, Aldington. In 1850 an Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery was said to have been disturbed on the brow of the hill at Marwood Farm. Many skeletons were disinterned, but no details are knowm. (4) Additional bibliography - not consulted. (5-8)
Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.
<1> "Richborough, Reculver & Lymne" 1850, 263 (C.R. Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE32684.
<2> V.C.H. Kent, vol. 1, 1908, 364 (R.A. Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE50766.
<3> K.A.S. 6" (Maidstone Museum). (OS Card Reference). SKE45230.
<4> F1 GSL 16-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43018.
<5> The Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 712 (G Baldwin Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE50089.
<6> Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 116 (A Meaney) (OS Card Reference). SKE43507.
<7> TRHS 18 1909 107 (OS Card Reference). SKE50681.
<8> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 16 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5088.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. |
| <1>XY | OS Card Reference: "Richborough, Reculver & Lymne" 1850, 263 (C.R. Smith). [Mapped feature: #38177 Cemetery, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: V.C.H. Kent, vol. 1, 1908, 364 (R.A. Smith). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: K.A.S. 6" (Maidstone Museum).. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 GSL 16-JAN-63. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: The Arts in Early Eng 4 1915 712 (G Baldwin Brown). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites 1964 116 (A Meaney). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: TRHS 18 1909 107. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 16 - January, 1963. |
