The only evidence for early medieval activity comprised the insertion of burial into the top of a Roman well. The burial had been placed at the base of a pit c 0.50m deep, the exact form of which had been obscured by a later feature. The body was laid directly onto the surface of the stone lining of the well. The individual lay on the left side in a slightly flexed posture, with the head to the north-east. The skeleton was that of an adolescent (13–18 years old) of unknown sex who appears to have been suffering from leprosy. A sample from the left femur was radiocarbon dated to cal AD 425–565. The feature was backfilled with a deposit which contained numerous stones, presumably from the removed upper part of the well lining, as well as a small quantity of animal bone and a mixture of mostly residual pottery. A substantially complete carinated bowl dated to 410–650 was recovered from the vicinity of the skeleton. A later pit, which appeared to have been deliberately targeted on the well and may therefore have been dug to rob material from the stonework, had disturbed the burial, removing the central part of the skeleton, including the pelvis, upper parts of the legs, and the right arm.

Martyn Allen and Lauren McIntyre, 2019, Chapel Lane, Bingham, Nottinghamshire: Archaeological Excavation Report, Page 31 (Unpublished document). SNT5816.