The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Yorkshire

The Anglo-Saxon and Vikings in Yorkshire: A one day conference of Anglo-Saxon and Viking discoveries from Eastern Yorkshire and beyond.

Organised by Pocklington District Heritage Trust, the conference will hear seven presentations illustrating the wealth of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age archaeology within Eastern Yorkshire.

The conference, from 9.30am to 4.00pm on Thursday 14th November 2023, is the first event of a three-day heritage festival at Pocklington, and there will also be displays, stalls and exhibitions on show, including a ‘pop-up’ travelling museum of local archaeological items sponsored by SPF grant funding.

A limited number may also be available locally (see below) or at the door for £10. Refreshments will be available during the day, but delegates need to source their own lunch. A lunchtime pass to Burnby Hall Gardens and its café is included in the conference ticket price. Also included is free car parking in the gardens car park.

09.30 Refreshments & pop-up museum viewing

10.00 Welcome

10.15 (MAP) - Pocela’s Farm? The Anglo-Saxon settlement at the Mile and Burnby Lane cemetery - A speaker from MAP Archaeology

10.45 Ailsa Mainman (York Archaeological Trust and University of York) – Anglian York

11.15 Steve Sherlock – Recent Anglo-Saxon Discoveries in the Tees Valley

11.45 Dave Haldenby – The Great Viking Army in Yorkshire – following the finds.

12.15 Lunch

2.00 Alex Harvey - Vikings on the Isle of Axholme and East Yorkshire

2.30 Peter Halkon and Roger Lang - The Nunburnholme Cross and Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture in Yorkshire and the North

3.00 Chas Jones – Fulford Gate – the forgotten battle of 1066

Location

The Community Hall, Burnby Hall, Pocklington, 33 The Balk, Pocklington, York, YO42 2QF

Advance booking is strongly recommended as in previous years tickets have sold out early.

If you prefer to not use Eventbrite and would like to buy a paper ticket they are available for £8 in advance from RM English Estate Agents, 2 Railway St., Pocklington.