 An Anglo-Saxon spearhead was found in July 1962 by D. Tamkin in cutting through a natural knoll of sand on Messrs Reed's playing fields at Cobdown, Ditton.It is possible that the spearhead came from a grave on the top of the knoll, destroyed during the making or widening of the cutting.The first recorded mention of Ditton is in the Domesday Book, with an entry dated 1086.