The most notable archaeological find in Wold Newton was an Anglo-Saxon burial urn excavated in 1828; see the Urns page.  It having been ploughed out long ago, the exact location of the excavated barrow was a mystery, until an aerial survey by Contour Geophysics during the 2018 summer drought revealed it in the north western corner of the parish.  It also gave a wider context for the site, identifying evidence of human settlement in the area from the Bronze Age and, in particular, revealed an area of occupation dating back to the Iron Age not far from the existing village.