Viroconium Cornoviorum
E463319
Viroconium Cornoviorum was a major Roman town in Roman Britain, located near modern Wroxeter in Shropshire and once one of the largest urban centres in the province.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viroconium | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ settlement in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsAt | Wroxeter Roman City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civitasOf | Cornovii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| country | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Roman military fortress ⓘ |
| distanceFromShrewsbury | about 5 miles southeast ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century ⓘ |
| governedBy | local council of decurions ⓘ |
| gridReference | SJ565082 ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
basilica
ⓘ
forum ⓘ public baths ⓘ street grid ⓘ town walls ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
commercial activity
ⓘ
domestic housing ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Wroxeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyChurch | St Andrew’s Church, Wroxeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure | Old Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | Roman town house reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasSiteMuseum | Wroxeter Roman City museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Viroconium Cornoviorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Uriconium (alternative name) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wroxeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cornovii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Atcham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OldWorkInstanceOf | surviving fragment of basilica wall ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | province of Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopulationApprox | 5000–7000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postRomanReuse | stone robbed for local buildings ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | civitas capital ⓘ |
| wasOneOf | largest towns in Roman Britain ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Viroconium