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 In the Saxon chronicles the town is called “Werinca”, and a Saxon penny found here bears the legend “Werhica”.
2 Rous states that the mint was “certainly on the site ...
The possible site of a mint, where coins were produced. Documentary evidence suggests that a mint may have existed in Warwick during the Early Medieval period. The exact location of the mint is unknown.