Occupation at Dorchester clearly continued well beyond the Roman period. In 635AD, Bishop Birinus arrived from Rome to preach Christianity to the West Saxons and to baptise King Cynegil, giving him Dorchester as an episcopal seat.
The size of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Wally Corner, Berinsfield illustrates the extent of the settlement in this area.
Early Saxon material has been found at Berinsfield, Long Wittenham and Benson.
The proposed gravel extraction in the PAGE area threatens to destroy the environment of this local heritage forever.
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