Remains of more than 240 people have been uncovered beneath a former department store in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The remains – about half of which are children – were found by archaeologists excavating a medieval priory below the site of forner department store Ocky White in Haverfordwest.

Experts have described the discovery as “hugely significant”.

They believe the site is that of a priory named St Saviour’s, which dates to about 1256.

It is thought to have comprised a complex of buildings including dormitories, a hospital and stables, along with a graveyard that could have been used until the early 1700s.

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Site supervisor Andrew Shobbrook, from Dyfed Archaeological Trust, told the BBC: “It’s quite a prestigious place to be buried. You have a range of people, from the wealthy to general townsfolk.”

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