Viroconium Cornoviorum

Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by , a small village in , England, about 5 miles east-south-east of .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 184 feet (56 metres)
  • …is operated by English Heritage
  • Description: Roman town, near Wroxeter in modern-day Shropshire, England
  • Also known as
    “Uriconium”
    “Viroconium”
    “Wroxeter Roman City”
    “Wroxeter Roman City/Viroconium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Attingham Park.

Church
Photo: Peter Comeau, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England… is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Viroconium Cornoviorum.

Park
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is an English country house and estate… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Viroconium Cornoviorum.

Castle
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, in , , England, is a Grade I listed building. is situated 2 miles south of Viroconium Cornoviorum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wroxeter and Uckington.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now…

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the county…

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the county of .

Viroconium Cornoviorum

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Latitude
52.67413° or 52° 40′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.64415° or 2° 38′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C4VM9F4+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127046140
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8224799
Wiki­data ID
Q1361580

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Viroconium Cornoviorum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Viroconium”
  • Cebuano: “Viroconium”
  • Chinese: “禾西特羅馬城市”
  • Chinese: “維洛科尼烏姆”
  • Chinese: “维洛科尼乌姆”
  • Dutch: “Viroconium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيروكونيوم كورنوفيوروم”
  • Esperanto: “Viroconium Cornoviorum”
  • French: “Viroconium Cornoviorum”
  • French: “Viroconium”
  • German: “Viroconium”
  • Italian: “Viroconium”
  • Latin: “Viroconium”
  • Portuguese: “Virocônio”
  • Portuguese: “Viroconium”
  • Slovenian: “Viroconium Cornoviorum”
  • Slovenian: “Viroconium”
  • Spanish: “Viroconium”
  • Swedish: “Viroconium”
  • Welsh: “Viroconium”

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