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Viking burials found in England

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{{Stars2}} [[File:burial_map.jpg|thumbCategory = Found in Britain|left|200x300px|altCategoryFile=Sword Map|Viking Age burials VA_Hoards found in Britain]] This list of burials is currently a work in progress. More information will be added over time but it is hoped that even the meager information supplied here will be of some use.<br><br>The map is derived from Richards [RICHARDS 2004:p.191] Graham-Campbell [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1994:p.134, 153] and from a map displayed from a Jorvik exhibition in York 2012.<br><br>[[jpg|Typology = Viking Age burials found in Scotland]]<br>|TypologyFile = burial_map.jpg|Limit=2}}[[{{Viking burials found in the Isle of Man]]  {{-}}
==Index by County ==
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'''Berkshire'''
*[[#ReadingEngland, Berkshire: Reading|Reading]]<br>'''Cumberland'''*[[#WorkingtonEngland, CumberlandBerkshire: Sonning|WorkingtonSonning]]
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'''Cambridgeshire'''
*[[#England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen|Wicken Fen '''(P)''']]
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'''Cumbria'''
*[[#HesketEngland, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Forest, CumbriaWestmorland|HesketAppleby-in-ForestWestmorland, Ormside]]*[[#OrmsideEngland, ApplebyCumbria: Aspatria|Aspatria]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Brigham|Brigham '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Carlisle|Carlisle Cathedral]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton|Cumwhitton]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|Eaglesfield '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-Westmoreland, CumbriaForest|ApplebyHesket-in-WestmorelandForest]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Witherslack|Witherslack '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Workington|Workington, West Seaton '''(P)''']]
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'''Derbyshire'''
*[[#InglebyEngland, Derbyshire: Ingleby|Ingleby]]*[[#ReptonEngland, Derbyshire: Repton|Repton]]
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'''Dorset'''
*[[#England, Dorset: Weymouth|Dorset]]
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'''Hampshire'''
*[[#West HamEngland, Hampshire: Basingstoke|Basingstoke, West Ham'''(D)''']]
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'''Essex'''*[[#England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea|style="widthLeigh-on-sea]]*[[#England, Essex: 20%;"Saffron Walden|Saffron Walden]]*[[#England, Essex: Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey '''Hertfordshire(D)''']]*[[#EnfieldEngland, HertfordshireEssex: Walthamstow|EnfieldWalthamstow '''(D)''']]
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'''Lancashire'''
*[[#Claughton HallEngland, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|Claughton Hall]]*[[#RampsideEngland, Lancashire: Heysham|Heysham]]*[[#England, Lancashire: Rampside|Rampside'''(P)''']]
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'''Lincolnshire'''
*[[#England, Lincolnshire: Torksey|Torksey]]
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'''Norfolk'''
*[[#Santon DownhamEngland, Norfolk: Gooderstone|Gooderstone '''(D)''']]*[[#England, Norfolk: Middle Harling|Middle Harling]]*[[#England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|Santon Downham]]*[[#England, Norfolk: Sedgeford|Sedgeford '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Norfolk: Thetford|Thetford '''(P)''']]
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'''Northumberland'''
*[[#BedlingtonEngland, Northumberland: Bedlington|Bedlington]]
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'''Nottinghamshire'''
*[[#NottinghamEngland, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|Nottingham'''(P)''']]*[[#England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent|Newark-on-Trent, Farndon '''(P)''']]
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'''Oxfordshire'''
*[[#Magdalen BridgeEngland, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|Hook Norton]]*[[#England, Oxfordshire: Oxford|Oxford, Magdalen Bridge'''(D)''']]
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'''Yorkshire'''
*[[#England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street, Yorkshire|Adwick-le-Street]]*[[#BedaleEngland, North Yorkshire: Bedale|Bedale, Camphill]]*[[#England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|Kildale]]*[[#NorthallertonEngland, South Yorkshire: Wensley|NorthallertonWensley Churchyard]]
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== List by Find Date ==
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===[[:Category:England, Lincolnshire: Torksey|England, Lincolnshire: Torksey]]===
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<br>====Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire====[[:Find date- Excavated in 2001Category:Bodies- Viking Woman.England, Dorset:Dated to- ?ADWeymouth|England, Dorset:Grave goods- ::'''':Publications- [SPEED & WALTON ROGERS 2004Weymouth]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Dorset: Weymouth}}
<br>====Heath Wood[[:Category:England, InglebyCumbria: Cumwhitton|England, Derbyshire=Cumbria: Cumwhitton]]===:Find date- Excavated 3 times, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000AD<hr>{{Category:Bodies- Male warrior cremation burials; other cremation burials and mounds.:Dated to- 873-878AD:Grave goods- ::''SwordsEngland, buckles''Cumbria:Publications- [RICHARDS 2004: pp. 23-116]<gallery></gallery>Cumwhitton}}
<br>====Repton[[:Category:England, Derbyshire====South Yorkshire:Find dateAdwick- Excavated between 1974le-1988ADStreet|England, South Yorkshire:BodiesAdwick- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.:Dated tole- 873-874ADStreet]]===:Grave goods- <hr>{{Category::''Thors hammerEngland, sword and scabbard, buckles, iron knives (one a folding knife''South Yorkshire:PublicationsAdwick- [BIDDLE and KJBLBYEle-BIDDLE 1992]<gallery></gallery>Street}}
<br>====Rampside, Lancashire====[[:Find date- 1909?Category:Bodies- NoneEngland, found in a churchyard:Dated to- ?Derbyshire:Grave goods- (Municipal MuseumIngleby|England, Barrow-in-Furness)Derbyshire::Sword Petersen type M:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18Ingleby]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Derbyshire: Ingleby}}
<br>====Enfield, Hertfordshire====[[:Find date- 1900AD - possible Viking shipCategory:Bodies- a skeleton was said to have been found under a 40' overturned shipEngland, Norfolk:Dated to- ?Sedgeford|England, Norfolk:Grave goods- (British Museum)::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|SwordSedgeford]]:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12]===<galleryhr>Sword_enfield.JPG</gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Sedgeford}}
<br>==== West Ham nr. Basingstoke, Hampshire====:Find date- 1899AD:Bodies- a skeleton was found under the possible ship:Dated to- Dated to Viking Age (C9th ?) by Bjorn and Shetelig but previously dated to the Anglo-Saxon period.:Grave goods- [[:Category:KnifeEngland, Spear, lance headsCumbria::bronze bowlCarlisle|England, iron bowl with handleCumbria::draughtsmen (stained green by contact with bronze):Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.11Carlisle]]===Also known as '' 'Carlisle Cathedral' ''<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Carlisle}}
<br>====Ormside[[:Category:England, Appleby-in-WestmorelandDerbyshire: Repton|England, Cumbria=Derbyshire: Repton]]===:Find date- 1898<hr>{{Category:Bodies- a skeleton:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (Tullie House Museum)::Sword Petersen type MEngland, Shield BossDerbyshire::Frag. iron rod. small iron knife (now lost):Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18]<gallery></gallery>Repton}}
<br>====River Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxfordshire====[[:Find date- 1884ADCategory:Bodies- Men and horse skeletons:Dated to- C9th by Stirrup style:Grave goods- (Ashmolean Museum 1886England, 443-47) :Norfolk:SpearheadMiddle Harling|England, shield bossNorfolk::Shears::Horseshoe, spur:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15Middle Harling]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Middle Harling}}
<br>====Bedale, Yorkshire====:Find date- 1875AD:Bodies- Male Warrior:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (British Museum)::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|Sword of Petersen type L]]:Category:SpearheadEngland, Essex:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940Waltham Abbey|England, Essex: p.15Waltham Abbey]]===<galleryhr>Sword_bedale.JPG</gallery>{{Category:England, Essex: Waltham Abbey}}
<br>====Santon Downham, Norfolk====[[:Find date- 1867Category:Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double intermentEngland, male and female.North Yorkshire:Dated to- C10th:Grave goods- (British Museum) ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#SantonWensley|Sword]]England, North Yorkshire::Pair of tortoise brooches of type Rygh 652-654.:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12Wensley] [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/p/pair_of_oval_brooches.aspx British Museum]===<galleryhr>Sword_santon.jpg</gallery>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Wensley}}
<br>====Reading[[:Category:England, Berkshire====:Find date- June 1831.:Bodies- Male warrior burial with a horse skeleton:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#ReadingSonning|Sword]] with ivory hilt.England, Berkshire:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.11Sonning] [EAST 1986]===<galleryhr>Sword_reading.jpg</gallery>{{Category:England, Berkshire: Sonning}}
<br>====Claughton Hall, Lancashire====[[:Find date- 1822:Bodies- skeleton:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (Claughton Hall)::Pair of Oval Brooches (R. 652)::Silver nielloed brooch (possibly Carolingian)::2 Glass beads:Grave goods- (Lost)::Sword Petersen type XCategory:England, Cambridgeshire:AxeWicken Fen|England, spear, hammerCambridgeshire:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18Wicken Fen]:Comments- The items were said to have been found in a wooden chest]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen}}
<br>====Hesket-in-Forest, Cumbria====[[:Find date- 1882Category:Bodies- Cremation covered in a cairn:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (Tullie House Museum)::Sword Petersen type OEngland, Spear Head Petersen type I, Spear Head Petersen type F, Shield Boss (broken in two), Axe Head Petersen type E, :Norfolk:Iron Bit plated in bronzeGooderstone|England, Two Buckles (one with a buckle plate), Sickle, Wet stone, Bone Comb and Bone Case, Pair of Spurs (now lost) Norfolk:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.19Gooderstone]]===<galleryhr>Sword_hesket.jpg</gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Gooderstone}}
<br>====Nottingham, Nottinghamshire====[[:Find date- ?Category:Bodies- Male warrior burialEngland, Norfolk:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (British Museum Tr. 158)::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#NottinghamXThetford|Sword of Petersen type X]]England, Norfolk::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Nottingham_Pommel|Sword pommelThetford]]===::Spearhead of Petersen type C - D<hr>{{Category:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940England, Norfolk: p.15]<gallery>Sword_nottingham.jpg</gallery>Thetford}}
<br>====Northallerton, Yorkshire====[[:Find date- ?Category:Bodies- Female skeleton?England, Lancashire:Dated to- ?Rampside|England, Lancashire:Grave goods- (National Museum of Scotland)::Single oval brooch R.652:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15Rampside]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Rampside}}
<br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Workington|England, Cumbria: Workington]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Workington}} <br>===[[:Category:England, CumberlandCumbria: Witherslack|England, Cumbria: Witherslack]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Witherslack}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Essex: Walthamstow|England, Essex: Walthamstow]]===<hr>{{Category:Find dateEngland, Essex: Walthamstow}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke|England, Hampshire: Basingstoke]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Appleby- Possibly from a burial?in-Westmorland|England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland]]===<hr>{{Category:BodiesEngland, Cumbria: Appleby- Nonein-Westmorland}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire:Dated toNewark- ?on-Trent|England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent]]===<hr>{{Category:Grave goodsEngland, Nottinghamshire: Newark- on-Trent}} <br>===[[:Category:Sword Petersen type W or XEngland, Essex: Leigh-on-sea|England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Essex:PublicationsLeigh- on-sea}} <br>===[[BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.21Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip|England, Lancashire: Inskip]]===<galleryhr>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip}} </gallerybr>===[[:Category:England, Oxfordshire: Oxford|England, Oxfordshire: Oxford]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Oxford}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden|England, Essex: Saffron Walden]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden}} <br>===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Bedale|England, North Yorkshire: Bedale]]===<hr>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Bedale}} <br>===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale]]===<hr>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|England, Norfolk: Santon Downham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham|England, Cumbria: Brigham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington|England, Northumberland: Bedlington]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Berkshire: Reading|England, Berkshire: Reading]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Berkshire: Reading}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest|England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham|England, Lancashire: Heysham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria|England, Cumbria: Aspatria]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria}}
====Bedlington[[:Category:England, CamboisLancashire: Blackrod|England, Northumberland=Lancashire: Blackrod]]===:Find date- <hr>{{Category:Bodies- None - found together in a barrow?:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- ::Bronze Disk Brooch with enamel inlayEngland, Bone comb.Lancashire:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.22]<gallery></gallery>Blackrod}}
== References ==
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