Whats so great about Sawstons History?
Where to start! There is now strong evidence that there have been settlements in and around Sawston for well over 2000 years. Evidence of this is provided by the Iron Age Hill Fort, sadly now only visible from aerial photos, at the Spicer’s site to the northwest of Sawston. A Roman road junction was only very recently discovered underneath the Sawston Police Station at the Hillside / Babraham Road junction. A local archaeologist believes that there might have been a Roman fort here constructed during the Boadicean rebellion in 70AD. Possibly one of the Roman legions stayed here to help enforce Roman rule on the rebellious Brits. A burial of a Saxon warrior, complete with shield, sword and pots, was unearthed at the top of Huckeridge Hill some 200 years ago. The Saxons settled here in about 600AD and gave the name Salsingetune-the farm of the Salses. This name is recorded in the Domesday survey of 1080 AD, later corrupted to Salsiton then to Sawston by about 1400. There is strong eviden
