West Heslerton

West Heslerton

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 54.17099
longitude = -0.60574
official_name = West Heslerton
population =
shire_district= Ryedale
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
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post_town =
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os_grid_reference = SE911759

West Heslerton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England, located 10 kilometres southeast of Pickering.The village is the site of one of Britain's largest archaeological [ cite web|url=http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/archrev/rev95_6/heslertn.htm |title=West Heslerton, North Yorkshire |accessdate=2008-05-01 |publisher=English Heritage ] excavations, that of a large settlement which seems to have been occupied for several centuries until about 800 AD. [ cite web|url=http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue5/westhes_index.html |title=The West Heslerton Assessment |accessdate=2008-05-01 |last=Powleland |first=Dominic |date=March 1999 |publisher=Internet Archaeology ] The settlement flourished during late Roman/early Anglo-Saxon times, but may have been occupied for a considerable length of time prior to the arrival of Romans in Britain. The site covers over 45 hectares and contains the traces of over 200 buildings.

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External links

* [http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/ArchRev/Rev95_6/heslertn.htm English Heritage West Heslerton webpage]


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