Roman

A Roman jar, and finds of Roman coins date from 23 BC to AD 423 have been discovered. There was a Romano-British settlement at Coldharbour Farm, Crowmarsh from 2^nd to 4^th C, with coin hoards from the 3^rd C, and a lead-lined coffin from the 4^th C. Coins were recovered from graves here.

Saxon Walls

5th - 6th C

Saxon burial ground from this time found in Wallingford near the site of St John’s School, containing 35 bodies, grave-jewels, such as brooches and beads, urns and pots.

8th

St Ruald's Church is believed to date from the latter part of the 8th century.

Excavations show the Saxon earthen walls around the town were built in the late 9^th century. Construction of Wallingford's 9,000 feet of bank would alone have absorbed more than 120,000 man hours of labour.

King Alfred

895

Wallingford is mentioned in a charter.

915

Wallingford described as large burh – bigger than Oxford. The Burghal Hidage lists defensive towns associated with King Alfred, including Wallingford.

Aethelstan decrees that burghs should be allowed mint coinage. Silver pennies were minted at Wallingford during’s Edward the Peacemaker’s reign, as early as 938.

Coins minted at Wallingford

Ælfhelm from Wallingford reports seeing a vision of Æthelwold, the deceased bishop of Winchester and says visiting his tomb cures his blindness. As a result Æthelwold is renamed St Æthelwold.

Swordhilt believed to be saxon found at Wallingford