Anglo-Saxon sites in Merton (test page)

This map began as an attempt to locate graphically information relating to Anglo-Saxon material within the London Borough of Merton. However, this would have given a very limited picture of settlement patterns within the wider area, so it was decided to extend the mapping to those modern boroughs whose boundaries adjoin Merton.
In addition to information about archaeological finds, the Merton material also includes landscape features, particularly those shown on early maps. Most of our place-names originated at this period, so those are also explored. Some local information can also be obtained from documentary sources, especially Domesday Book and the Saxon charters, though entries in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles are no longer thought to refer to our Merton or Wimbledon.
Information for each location was obtained from the online Gazetteer in The Archaeology of Greater London (MoLAS 2000) and the Archaeology Data Service website, as well as the British Museum online catalogue. More recent information has been taken from reports in Surrey Archaeological Collections, which also includes annual reviews of archaeology in Surrey, including sites now in Greater London.
Links are provided in each information panel to these and other online sources. Coordinates were converted to latitude and longitude using the British Geological Survey converter at https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/data/webservices/convertForm.cfm#bngToLatLng.
For locations within the London Borough of Merton, information from these sources has been adjusted in accordance with local knowledge of the sites. The recorded locations of sites identified in earlier times are imprecise and icons have been placed in approximate locations. Some modern coordinates have also been corrected on closer inspection of the map, though others still need adjusting. But none of the icons should be regarded as placed exactly.