Sites with charcoal burials

This list covers sites where charcoal burials are known to exist. A "Y" in the report column indicates that I've located the published report, an "N" means that I haven't (and would probably appreciate a reference), and a "P" means that more than one report exists and I don't have them all yet. Simple enough. A full bibliography is coming soon. If you know of sites not on this list, including sites outside the UK, or have references for sites marked "N" or "P," please email me. Note that the list may contain an error or two; I ran it off in a hurry for my first-year interview. I'll have a fully-vetted one up in a week or two.

Site Location Report Burials
North Walk Barnstaple Y 1
St Mary Major Exeter Y 61
Abbey Bath P 9
Abbey Romsey Y 4
Staple Gardens Winchester Y 8
Old Minster Winchester P 74
New Minster Winchester P 22
Priory Lewes Y 4
St Nicholas Sevenoaks N ?
St Nicholas Shambles London Y 1
St Aldate's Oxford Y 8
Christchurch Oxford Y 4
All Saints Oxford Y 1
Blackfriars Oxford Y 2
Castle bailey Norwich Y 4?
St Oswald's Gloucester Y 34
St Guthlac's Hereford Y 18
Cathedral Lichfield N 3
? Worcester N ?
St Chad's Shrewsbury Y 1-2
Cathedral Chichester P 2-6
? Stafford N ?
Repton St Wistan's N 1
St Mark's Lincoln Y 10
St Peter's Barton-upon-Humber Y 1
St Martin's Wharram Percy Y 2
St Mary Bishophill Sr. York P 2
St Helen-on-the-Walls York Y 1
Minster York Y 15
Cathedral Chapter House Durham Y 7
St Mary's Little Oakley Y 1
St Alkmund's Derby Y 4
Holy Trinity Buckfastleigh N 1
Ash Grove Marden N 1
?monastery Medmenham N 1
? Trowbridge N 1
Barhobble Mochrum Y 10
St Peter's Waterford Y 2
Total 320+

To look at the spatial distribution of sites, check out the map page.
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