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GreenwichYou are in: London > History > Greenwich > Greenwich early history  View from Greenwich Park Greenwich early historyDiscover the past residents of Greenwich including the Romans and the Saxons.  Bronze Age artefacts were found in the Thames Greenwich has a vast and varied history dating back to the Roman times and probably even earlier. Ancient Britons were known to have lived in nearby Charlton and hundreds of prehistoric and Bronze Age artefacts have been found in the nearby River Thames at Greenwich. The remains of a Roman temple, built to worship the Gods, were discovered in Greenwich Park back in 1902. A small section of one of the floors can still be seen and some of the relics found at the site, including coins and pottery, are now housed at the Greenwich Heritage Centre in Woolwich. After the Romans left Britain the Saxons arrived during the 6th Century. An Anglo-Saxon burial ground is found within Greenwich Park and there is recorded evidence from the 10th Century regarding property in Greenwich belonging to the Saxon King Edgar.  Saxon burial mounds After the Saxons, the Danes invaded in 1009. The longboats they used were moored at Greenwich and in the year 1012 the Danes kidnapped St Alfege, the 29th Archbishop of Canterbury. He was later murdered at the spot where Hawksmoor's Church of St Alfege stands in the town centre. The church seen today was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor who trained under Sir Christopher Wren. Danish connections with Greenwich ended in the early 1400s. last updated: 10/04/2008 at 14:07 You are in: London > History > Greenwich > Greenwich early history
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