West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an archaeological site and an open air museum located near to West Stow in Suffolk. Evidence for intermittent human habitation at the site stretches from the Mesolithic through the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano -British period, but it is best Known for the small village that existed on the site between the mid-5th century and early early 7th century CE, during the early Anglo-Saxon period. During this time around 70 sunken-featured buildings were constructed on the site, along with 8 hails and a number of other features. Subsequently abandoned, the area became farmland in late Medieval period.
