Fordcroft Anglo-Saxon cemetery
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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.
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Location | Orpington, London Borough of Bromley |
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Coordinates | 51.388608°N 0.107218°E / 51.388608; 0.107218 |
Type | Anglo-Saxon inhumation and cremation cemetery |
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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.