The early medieval period, sometimes known as the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon period, refers to the time between the end of Roman rule in Britain in around 410 AD and the Norman conquest in 1066. During this period there were waves of migration from Europe to Britain, although the numbers of people involved and level of violent conquest are debatable. The culture of Britain certainly changed, adopting many of the styles and customs of the newcomers including their language. During this period Noviomagus Regentium became known as Chichester, possibly after a notable Saxon leader named Cissa.
There is very little direct evidence of this period in the area around Site 6 aside from the name Felpham, which derives from the Saxon word ‘Ham’ for village. However the parish is recorded as thriving in the Domesday book of 1086, and so was clearly inhabited prior to the Norman conquest.
The Site 6 area was probably farmland during this time, but as yet no hard archaeological evidence from this period has come to light.