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BBCNEWS BBC News August 19, 2021 13:54:00

the site of an 8th century monastery that was believed to have been lost has been unearthed next to a church. the exact location of the monastery ruled by queen cynethryth — the widow of the powerful king 0ffa of mercia — had long baffled historians. however, archaeologists said they have finally found it in the grounds of holy trinity church in cookham, berkshire. 0ur reporter, joe campbell, has been along to find out more. in normal times, this is an overspill for the car park for the local church, but if you look at it it was once a very busy, bustling monastery side. this was not the actual site of the church side of things, but this is where the people who supported the monastery lived. you can see that layer of earth, it might have been somebody who was working yet operating a smithy. there been no shortage of fines. that is an act that would have been used by a carpenter or a woodworker working in support of the monastery.

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