Transforming Townscapes From Burh to Borough: the Archaeology of Wallingford, AD 800-1400 |
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| Author:
| Christie, Neil
Creighton, Oliver
Edgeworth, Matt
Hamerow, Helena |
| Series title: | The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-1-909662-09-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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This monograph details the results of a major archaeological project based on and around the historic town of Wallingford in south Oxfordshire. Founded in the late Saxon period as a key defensive and administrative focus next to the Thames, the settlement also contained a substantial royal castle established shortly after the Norman Conquest.
This monograph details the results of a major archaeological project based on and around the historic town of Wallingford in south Oxfordshire. Founded in the late Saxon period as a key defensive and administrative focus next to the Thames, the settlement also contained a substantial royal castle established shortly after the Norman Conquest.