1 1875: Two workmen digging for gravel found several skeletons and Anglo Saxon weapons. Burgess watched the progress and noted that the graves were 0.8m deep, not more than 0.3m ...
The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration period which was discovered in 1872. Many finds including brooches, amber beads, a sword and shield bosses were found with the human remains. It was located 500m west of Leafield Bridge.
1 In Warwick Museum is a remarkable brooch found near the railway at Emscote Road. It is sometimes called the Myton brooch. It was discovered about 1852 by a labourer ...
The site of an Anglo Saxon cemetery dating to the Migration period. The cemetery was discovered by work men in 1852 and again in 1921. The Myton Brooch (now in Warwick Museum) came from here. The site lies between Mercia Way and the River Avon, Warwick.
1 Near the Priory are old sandstone quarries in which the rock has been quarried vertically to about 9m. In the exposed face of this escarpment ‘several curious excavations may ...
The site of a Roman Cemetery. Cremations in Romano-British pottery urns were found at a site on the north side of Priory Road, Warwick, during an excavation.
1 During reconstruction of the Priory House the grounds to the S of the house were laid out as an ornamental garden. Several burials were located about 0.6m from the ...
The site of several undated burials. They were found in Priory Park, Warwick, during the creation of a garden in the 19th century. The burials did not contain any grave goods. It has been suggested that they could be either Romano-British or Medieval in date.