The Hoxnian Stage is named after Hoxne in the English county of Suffolk where some of the deposits created were first found.
It was identified and dated with palynology or pollen evidence in the biostratigraphy and later updated with aminostratigraphic techniques.
[15] Beeches Pit is considered a site of special interest because not only were shells and plant remains found but animal bones that were burnt.
[15] The sites around Hitchin, Hertfordshire are associated with lakes caused by the melting of glaciers that settled in holes.
[14] At Marks Tey, Essex the lake soil was rich with pollen spanning all of the Hoxnian and remnants of gravel and artefacts.