The Origins of the Borough of Wallingford: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives

The book is largely the product of a day conference held in May 2008 on the Origins of Wallingford (Oxfordshire, England). 1. Introduction (David Roffe); 2) The Archaeology of the Wallingford Area before the Anglo-Saxon Burh (Paul Booth); 3) The Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Wallingford (Helena Hamerow with Susan Westlake); 4) The Origins of Wallingford: Topography, Boundaries and Parishes (Judy Dewey); 5) Wallingford in Domesday Book and Beyond (David Roffe); 6) The Genesis of the Honour of Wallingford (K. S. B. Keats-Rohan); 7) New Directions in Tracing the Origins and Development of Wallingford: Targets and Results of the Wallingford Burh to Borough Research Project (Oliver Creighton, Neil Christie, Matt Edgeworth and Helena Hamerow); 8) Comparing Burhs: a Wallingford - Bedford Case Study (Matt Edgewood).