The Form and Growth of the City Dark Age Town
In the centre of Exeter, which was now apparently deserted, a burial ground came into use during the 5th century. It was probably a Christian cemetery. This area is now covered by the grass of the western side of Cathedral Close. In this same area a minster (monastery) was established by the late 7th century; here Boniface was educated around AD 680.
Exeter has one of the longest and most distinguished histories of any British city and you can explore over 250,000 years of it through Time Trail.
The story is told through hundreds of objects from RAMM's collections and with images of historic buildings and archaeological sites.
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