There are crop marks ( dating from the 6th Century ) that there must have been a large collection of buildings , maybe a royal palace or at least high status Saxon enclosure . The number of objects that were found in Saxon burial sites around the village support this . There are crop marks ( dating from the 6th Century ) that outline a large collection of buildings , which indicate , if not a royal palace , then certainly a high status Saxon enclosure , and the variety and number of objects found in Saxon burial sites around the village would appear to support this .