Wroxeter Roman City

Local nameWroxeter Roman City
LocationWest Midlands, UK

Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles east-south-east of Shrewsbury. At its peak, Viroconium is estimated to have been the 4th-largest Roman settlement in Britain, a civitas with a population of more than 15,000. The settlement probably lasted until the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th. Extensive remains can still be seen.

Tags Roman VillaRoman PeriodEnglish HeritageHistorical VillageRomanRuinsArchaeological Site
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viroconium_Cornoviorum

Official Website https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=69890

Address (Unnamed Road), SY5 6PJ, United Kingdom

Coordinates 52°40'27.821" N -2°38'42.315" E

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