River Trent valley
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The River Trent valley is a historically significant region in central England that provided fertile land, transport routes, and strategic locations for early Anglo-Saxon groups such as the Iclingas.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Trent basin | 2 |
| River Trent floodplain | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ river valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iclingas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentType | riverine landscape ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
agricultural production
ⓘ
trade corridor ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fertile land
ⓘ
strategic locations ⓘ transport routes ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
control of communication routes
ⓘ
control of river crossings ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval England ⓘ |
| influenced |
political power of Mercian kings
ⓘ
settlement patterns in central England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ central England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Trent basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Anglo-Saxon groups
ⓘ
Iclingas for expansion ⓘ |
| wasImportantFor |
agriculture in early medieval England
ⓘ
early Anglo-Saxon settlement ⓘ military strategy in early medieval England ⓘ river transport in early medieval England ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
River Trent basin
this entity surface form:
River Trent floodplain
this entity surface form:
River Trent basin