Hoxne
Coordinates: 52°21′N 1°12′E / 52.35°N 1.2°E
Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxen') is an ancient village in Suffolk, England, about five miles (8 km) east-southeast of Diss, Norfolk
| Hoxne | |
 Village Hall, Hoxne |
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 Hoxne shown within Suffolk | |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Suffolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | EYE |
| Postcode district | IP21 |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
The area around the village is of great archaeological significance.
- It was one of the first places where flint hand axes were found (late 18th century).[1] John Frere [1740–1807], who lived at Roydon Hall in Diss, was the first person to recognise and write about the hand axes. He wrote a letter to the Society of Antiquaries. In this letter he connected the flints to strata in the site of an interglacial lake, part of the Hoxnian interglacial.
- It is the archaeological type site for the Hoxnian Stage or Hoxnian interglacial. The Hoxnian Stage is a middle Pleistocene stage of the geological history of the British Isles. It is equivalent to Marine Isotope Stage 11,[2][3][4][5] which started 424,000 years ago and ended 374,000 years ago.[6][7]
- It is the find-spot of the Hoxne Hoard of Roman treasure.
The village is also home to The Swan Inn. The Swan occupies a 15th Century, Grade II listed lodge, formerly known as Bishops Lodge. This pub is set at the bottom end of the village green, near Saint Edmund's memorial and bridge.[8] Built in 1480 by the Bishop of Norwich, The Swan has a long history; both the restaurant and bars reflect Hoxne's ecclesiastical past, with ornate ceiling beams and wide-planked floors.
Hoxne Media
Inscription on Hoxne Village Hall
References
- ↑ Frere, John 1800. Account of flint weapons discovered at Hoxne in Suffolk. Archeologia, 13, 204-205
- ↑ Stringer, Chris. Homo Britannicus: The incredible story of human life in Britain (2006). London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-101813-3..
- ↑ McMillan, A. A.. A provisional Quaternary and Neogene lithostratigraphic framework Great Britain. Netherland Journal of Geosciences 84 (2) (2005). p. 87–107. doi:10.1017/S0016774600022988..
- ↑ Walker, M.. Quaternary Dating Methods (2005). Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Son. ISBN 0-470-86927-5..
- ↑ Gibbard, P. L.. Global chronostratigraphical correlation table for the last 2.7 million years v. 2007b (jpg version 844 KB ). Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (2007). Cambridge, England: Department of Geography, University of Cambridge..
- ↑ Lisiecki L.E. 2005. Ages of MIS boundaries.LR04 Benthic Stack Boston University, Boston, MA
- ↑ Lisiecki, L.E.. A Pliocene-Pleistocene stack of 57 globally distributed benthic δ18O records. Paleoceanography 20 (2005). p. PA1003. doi:10.1029/2004PA001071..
- ↑ refers to Saint Edmund the Martyr, born 869, King of East Anglia.