Anglian settlement of Eoforwic

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The Anglian settlement of Eoforwic was the early medieval Anglo-Saxon town that developed on the site of Roman Eboracum and later evolved into the city of York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon town
early medieval settlement
historic settlement
approximateEndCentury 9th century
approximateStartCentury 5th century
6th century
archaeologicalStratumOf York NERFINISHED
builtOver Roman urban fabric of Eboracum
countryInPresentDay United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countyInPresentDay North Yorkshire NERFINISHED
culture Anglian NERFINISHED
Anglo-Saxon NERFINISHED
developedOnSiteOf Eboracum NERFINISHED
Roman Eboracum NERFINISHED
followedBy Viking Jorvik NERFINISHED
hasEvidenceFrom archaeology
historical texts
hasModernSuccessor York NERFINISHED
hasNameInOldEnglish Eoforwic NERFINISHED
hasToponymicLegacyIn name York
hasUrbanContinuityWith Roman Eboracum NERFINISHED
medieval York NERFINISHED
historicalRole transition phase between Roman Eboracum and medieval York
languageUsed Old English
locatedIn Britain NERFINISHED
England
Northumbria NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
nameDerivedFrom Eboracum NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricalDevelopmentOf York NERFINISHED
predecessorOf city of York
medieval York
region northern England NERFINISHED
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism NERFINISHED
Christianity
servedAs ecclesiastical centre of Northumbria
political centre of Northumbria
royal centre of Northumbria
timePeriod Anglo-Saxon period
early Middle Ages
urbanType walled town

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Eboracum succeededBy Anglian settlement of Eoforwic