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| HHER Number: | 9730 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SAXON AND LATER GRAVES IN ST HELEN'S CHURCHYARD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD |
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Summary - not yet available
Monument Types
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (Middle Saxon to Post Medieval - 550 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Two trenches excavated against the external north wall of the church [2877] in 1979 revealed portions of sixteen inhumation burials, of which eight were mid-late Saxon, three medieval and five 16th century or later <1>. Five of the Saxon burials had flint 'pillows'.
<1> Saunders, C, & Havercroft, A B, 1980-2, Excavations at St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead; Herts Archaeology 8, 102-11 (Article in serial). SHT4524.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Article in serial: Saunders, C, & Havercroft, A B. 1980-2. Excavations at St Helen's Church, Wheathampstead; Herts Archaeology 8, 102-11. |
Related records
| 2877 | Part of: PARISH CHURCH OF ST HELEN, WHEATHAMPSTEAD (Building) |
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