This monograph details the results of excavations to the west of the Municipal Cemetery, Stratford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire. The excavations revealed new evidence regarding Roman and Saxon settlement and burial practices in the area between the 1st and 6th centuries AD. Of particular note was the discovery of a town ditch and a later town wall, the presence of which suggests that the Roman settlement that formerly occupied the site was more substantial than previously thought. Within the town wall, evidence of land division and road infrastructure were discovered, as were ovens, kilns and numerous pits spanning the mid-1st to 4th centuries AD. Outside the town wall, a cremation cemetery developed during the earlier part of the Roman period and a possible offering or midden pit was created during the 2nd century AD.

Another noteworthy find was the discovery of a Saxon-style sunken featured building (SFB) and an early Saxon inhumation, carbon dated to the 6th century AD, the presence of which raises the possibility of unbroken occupation between the Roman and post-Roman periods in the vicinity of the site.