Where in the UK you are most likely to find buried treasure - full list
Certain parts of the UK are better for treasure hunting than others. Here is the full list.
If you’re going treasure hunting, some parts of the UK will yield more results than others.
Travel site All World worked out which area had seen the most treasure found according to the British Museums Collection, comparing 109 counties.
East Anglia and the home counties made up the top ten places to search, with over 508,000 items of treasure being discovered on their ground.
This region of the UK accounts for three-quarters of all of the treasure found in the UK (684,000) and almost 80 percent of England (658,000).
The research found that Greater London is the best place for treasure hunting, with over 184,000 items being found. Norfolk came in second with over 52,000 finds and Essex in third with over 44,000 finds.
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Finders must report treasure to the local coroner within either 14 days of first finding it or 14 days of realising an item might be treasure, even if you’ve had it for longer.
Items only need to be reported if they are officially defined as treasure - any metallic object other than a coin that is at least 300 years old, any find of two or more metallic objects of any composition of prehistoric date, and any object that is found in the same place as another object that is treasure.
Those who find treasure may be in for a share of the reward if a museum wants to buy it and the finder had permission from the landowner where they found the item.
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The top ten counties to find buried treasure in the UK - total treasure found
Greater London - 184,017
Norfolk - 52,110
Essex - 44,471
Wiltshire - 44,281
Berkshire - 40,153
Suffolk - 39,461
Kent - 34,098
North Yorkshire - 25,311
Cambridgeshire - 25,293
Hampshire - 21,683