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West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an art museum in West Stow, United Kingdom.

About West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an archaeological site and an open-air museum located near to West Stow in Suffolk, eastern England. Evidence for intermittent human habitation at the site stretches from the Mesolithic through the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British period, but it is best known for the small village that existed on the site between the mid-5th century and the early 7th century CE, during the early Anglo-Saxon period. During this time, around 70 sunken-featured buildings were constructed on the site, along with 8 halls and a number of other features. Subsequently, abandoned, the area became farmland in the late medieval period.

Antiquarian interest in the site began in 1849, when a nearby Anglo-Saxon cemetery was discovered.

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Founded
1999

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Artworks shown from West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.