The Huxley Hoard was discovered by amateur Metal Detector Steve Richardson at Huxley Cheshire in 2004, it comprised 22 pieces of silver. The find was reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and was released to the Coroner to determine whether it was Treasure Trove. The British Museum assayed the silver content at 96% and valued it at £28000.00. With the aid of a Lottery Grant it was purchased by Liverpool and Chester Museums with the object of making it available for people to see.
The Hoard consists of 22 flattened arm rings mostly stamped with Scandinavian designs similar to others which had been found In Ireland, 2 bars did not have markings. By comparison to the Cuerdale Hoard it can be dated to 905/910. The undecorated 2 items suggest the burial may have taken place ‘in a hurry’
The Danes raided the east coast of Britain in 893 and 897 and in suceeding years and in 865 they were being paid Danegeld not to encroach upon Mercia. In 902/903 the Norsemen were expelled from Ireland and settled in Anglesey and Chehire, traces of Viking settlements have been found at Thingwall on the Wirral and at West Kirkby Bromborough and at Meols in SW Lancashire .
The silver can be seen at the Museum of Liverpool.
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