Poorly Located Monument record BLB 146 - Bulcamp Forest (Sax)

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Summary

Legend that `Anna, King of East Angles, and Firminus his son, were slain fighting Penda, King of Mercia, in Bulchamp Forest and were buried there in 654 AD' (S1). Formerly recorded as BLB MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 45 76 (point) Poorly located
Map sheet TM47NE
Civil Parish BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Legend that `Anna, King of East Angles, and Firminus his son, were slain fighting Penda, King of Mercia, in Bulchamp Forest and were buried there in 654 AD' (S1). Bulchamp lies to the N of the river Blyth.
For burials, possibly from the battle, see BLB Misc (MSF 1895).

Formerly recorded as BLB MISC

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk A-H, 1990.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:36AM

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