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Archaeological sites · Yorkshire & the Humber

Lagentium

In or near Ackton.

Lagentium — UK archaeological site.

Lagentium

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Lagentium is a archaeological in yorkshire. (Roman name for the fort and surrounding civilian settlement.) Wikipedia notes: "Lagentium or Legiolum was the Roman name for the fort and surrounding civilian settlement which was built around the year 74 by the Roman Empire. The English town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is now built on what was the fort.". Coordinates 53.7260°, -1.3560°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.7260, -1.3560

Sources

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