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Now, for the first time, the archaeology and history are brought together to throw light on the origins of Higham Ferrers. This book shows how, near the ruins of a Roman town, the early Anglo-Saxons came, bringing their own culture and beliefs from their ancestral homes in formed the community that would in time be known as \"High Ham\". The archaeological discoveries have shown that in later years Higham became a Saxon Royal estate, part of Offa's great kingdom of Mercia. Higham was a centre for the collection of tributes and taxes, and, more darkly, a centre for trial and execution. 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