The remains of four in-situ articulated skeletons in varying stages of completeness were exposed and recorded. Condition of the bone was generally poor and fragmentary, including skulls and the ends of long bones preventing any detailed identification within the field.

All skeletons lay on a west to east orientation.

The first skeleton lay in close proximity to the north-east buttress of the tower, while the other three lay c.3.5m- 4.5m to the north of the north aisle wall. The burials were present at depths as little as 0.55m.

No visible grave cuts were present either in plan or section. This possibly reflects the immediate backfilling of the burials with the same subsoil material that the graves were cut into.

No coffin nails/coffin furniture was present suggesting the graves represented shroud burials which along with their shallow depth indicate a probable medieval date.

A fifth burial extending eastwards outside of the first area was suggested by the presence of an apparent in-situ skull in the west facing section. The presence of a skull in the west facing section of the first area suggests further medieval burials are likely to extend across the churchyard to the north of the existing church. Their survival suggests little subsequent post-medieval to modern burial disturbance has occurred across this area. This was indicated by the lack of disarticulated bone recovered from the first area.

L. Elliott, P. Webb & L. Platt, 2013, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief, Page 8 (Unpublished document). SNT5622.