history
The village of Hoxne has a unique and truly ancient history.
The first Hoxnains settled here over 320,000 years ago; a major interglacial period, the Hoxnain Interglacial (375,000 to 425,000 years ago) which was named after Hoxne; John Frere was the first person to recognise stone age tools for what they were at the Hoxne brick pit; the Hoxne Hoard is the biggest discovery of Roman treasure in the UK; legend has it that Saint Edmund's martyrdom took place at Hoxne in 869; and in the 9th century, the ancient Bishops seat of East Anglia was at Hoxne before it moved to Norfolk. There is also some very interesting history in the intervening 11 centuries which we intend to add in the coming weeks.
Any contributions are most welcome!
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