A bed burial is a type of burial in which the deceased person is buried in the ground, lying upon a bed. It is a burial custom that is particularly associated with high-status women during the early Anglo-Saxon period, although excavated examples of bed burials are comparatively rare.
Replica of the "Saxon Princess" bed burial at the Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery
Loftus is a market town and civil parish in the Redcar and Cleveland borough of North Yorkshire, England. The town is located north of the North York Moors and sits between Whitby and Skelton-in-Cleveland.
Loftus Town Hall (on the right) and Parish Church (on the left)
St Joseph and St Cuthbert
The High Street (A174)
Row of houses in Loftus