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A History of the County of Oxford
… of occupation from the Neolithic to the early Anglo-Saxon period. 15 In the south the Iron Age finds suggest two … of the modern village. Romano-British and early Anglo-Saxon material found in the same areas suggests similar … settlement probably being quite dense. The Anglo-Saxon name 'caersentun', meant 'tun where cress grows'. At …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… On its summit are the remains of a camp, supposed to be Saxon, with the greater part of the rampart entire; and on … place derives its name from a castle which arose here in Saxon times, and which, it is highly probable, was one of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… timber stair, was constructed to give it protection. Late Saxon buildings, including a chapel, seem to have survived …
Magna Britannia
… and probably long before; and as it exhibits no trace of Saxon ornament, there seems good reason for Dr. Borlase's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… about the year 1245; of this structure, the beautiful Saxon gateway and the font alone remain: the present edifice … dug up at different periods. It also flourished during the Saxon times; but in the devastations of the Danes was utterly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… THE CATHEDRAL OF CHICHESTER 1 The history of the South Saxon cathedral establishment during the time that the … of charters 2 of doubtful authenticity record the gifts by Saxon nobles during the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries, … of the recommendations of the council of 1075, the South Saxon cathedral was removed from the insignificant village of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… the vill was referred to as Stamford Bridge in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the description of the battle of 1066. 18 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… century Wenlock priory (the Cluniac refoundation of the Saxon minster) was overlord of estates there which it …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the date 748. By some antiquaries it is referred to the Saxon times, and supposed to represent one of the Saxon deities; by others it is thought to be a memorial of …