Viroconium Cornoviorum
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.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 feet (60 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
Discover St Andrew’s Church and Attingham Park.
St Andrew’s Church
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England…
1,600 feet southwest of Viroconium Cornoviorum
Attingham Park
Attingham Park is an English country house and estate…
1½ miles northwest of Viroconium Cornoviorum
Cound Hall
Cound Hall, in Cound, Shropshire, England, is a Grade I listed building.
2 miles south of Viroconium Cornoviorum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wroxeter and Uckington.
Donnington
Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire.
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
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Viroconium Cornoviorum” goes by many names.
ViroconiumCatalan
ViroconiumCebuano
禾西特羅馬城市Chinese
維洛科尼烏姆Chinese
维洛科尼乌姆Chinese
ViroconiumDutch
فيروكونيوم كورنوفيورومEgyptian Arabic
Viroconium CornoviorumEsperanto
ViroconiumItalian
ViroconiumLatin
ViroconiumSlovenian
Viroconium CornoviorumSlovenian
ViroconiumSwedish
ViroconiumWelsh
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