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Viroconium Cornoviorum

In or near Wellington.

Viroconium Cornoviorum — Roman town, near Wroxeter in modern-day Shropshire, England.

Viroconium Cornoviorum

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Viroconium Cornoviorum is a archaeological in mid. (Ancient Roman city in Shropshire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "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 (8 km) 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.". Coordinates 52.6643°, -2.6475°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
52.6643, -2.6475

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