Time Team S15E8 — Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire

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Time Team•Season 15•Episode 8

Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire

8.0/10 · 17 votesFeb 24, 200850 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 15•+0.2 vs season avg

An unassuming field in Leicestershire provides the team with a prize that has eluded them for 15 years. In a first for the programme, Tony Robinson and the team finally uncover the rarest of archaeological finds: an Anglo Saxon settlement and, in an attempt to

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Seasons25

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Season 15 Episodes13

Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire still

Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire

Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham still

Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham

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Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles

The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire still

The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire

Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire still

Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire

Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London still

Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London

Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset still

Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset

Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire still

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Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire

Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland still

Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland

From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall still

From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall

Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham still

Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham

The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire still

The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire

Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales still

Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales

Cast10

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Francis Pryor

Francis Pryor

Self - Bronze Age Specialist

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire" is episode 8 of Time Team season 15. It scored 8.0/10 from 17 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on February 24, 2008.

Next: E9 · Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland Best of Season 15