1 ‘Out of a bank near…… were dug up, 1774, three skulls, lying in a row, and with them two Saxon jewels set in gold, which were probably once hung ...
The site of a bank or grave mound where several burials have been uncovered. The burials dated to the Migration period. Jewellery dating to the same period was found with the human remains. The site is located near Compton Verney.
1 Saltway (Sealt Straet) referred to in a charter of AD 956. This was part of a major cross country routeway running eastwards from Stratford.
2 Maps illustrating part of route.
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Part of an Early Medieval trackway known as the 'Saltway'. It is mentioned in a charter of 969 AD. It is part of a major routeway across the country heading east from Stratford upon Avon. It may have originated during the Roman period.