Ariconium

Ariconium was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill in the parish of , about 3 miles east of Ross on Wye, , and about 15 miles southeast of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Ariconium was a road station of Roman Britain mentioned in Iter XIII of the Iter Britanniarum of the Antonine Itineraries. It was located at Bury Hill
  • Also known as: “Ariconium, Weston Under Penyard” and “Roman town of Ariconium”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Bollitree Castle.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
is a historic site on the edge of the village of , Herefordshire, England. The site consists of farmhouse, two barns, a dovecote, a gate, and a series of mock castellated curtain walls from which the site takes its name.

Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ariconium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston under Penyard and Linton.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , . The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 1,000. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of . The Penyard is a prominent hill.

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in southern , England, approximately 3 miles east of . The village church of St Mary's dates to the 13th century.

Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the south east of . It lies south-east of and adjoins the boundary of . Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ariconium.

Ariconium

Latitude
51.91235° or 51° 54′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.51743° or 2° 31′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C3VWF6M+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 430018696
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q4790311
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In Other Languages

From French to Latin—“Ariconium” goes by many names.
  • French: “Ariconium”
  • Japanese: “アリコニアム”
  • Latin: “Ariconium”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bury Hill and South Herefordshire Golf Club.

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