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Fordcroft Anglo-Saxon cemetery
51.3886° N, 0.1072° E
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Fordcroft Anglo-Saxon cemetery was a place of burial. It is located in the town of Orpington in South East London, South-East England. Belonging to the Middle Anglo-Saxon period, it was part of the much wider tradition of burial in Early Anglo-Saxon England. Fordcroft was a mixed inhumation and cremation ceremony. Archaeologists affiliated with the local Orpington Museum began excavating in 1965, expecting to find evidence of Romano-British occupation, but after discovering the cemetery decided to focus on it. Excavation continued for four seasons, ending in 1968.
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Romano-British activity evidenced
c. 370 CE
End of Roman administration
410 CE
Cemetery in use
c. 450–550 CE
Archaeological excavation begins
July 1965
Excavation ends
1968
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