The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

Locals in Goodworth Clatford say their chocolate box village, which dates back to the Saxon times ... This was due to high groundwater levels infiltrating an ageing, leaky, sewerage network.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066 and they originally come ...