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Camulodunum

In or near Colchester.

Camulodunum — Roman castrum where Colchester, England now stands.

Camulodunum

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Camulodunum is a archaeological in east. (Roman castrum where Colchester, England, now stands.) Wikipedia notes: "Camulodunum, the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. A temporary 'strapline' in the 1960s identifying it as the 'oldest recorded town in Britain' has become popular with residents and is still used on heritage roadsigns on trunk road approaches.". Coordinates 51.8920°, 0.8980°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
51.8920, 0.8980

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