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 Weston under Penyard, about 3 miles east of Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, and about 15 miles southeast of Hereford.Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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: “Roman town of Ariconium”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Lawrence and Church of St Mary, Linton.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ariconium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston under Penyard and Linton.
Weston under Penyard
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 1,000. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill.
Linton
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Herefordshire, England, approximately 3 miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The village church of St Mary's dates to the 13th century.
Lea
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lea is a village and civil parish in the south east of Herefordshire. It lies south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoins the boundary of Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucester. Lea is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ariconium.
Ariconium
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Linton, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.91235° or 51° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.51743° or 2° 31′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3VWF6M+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 430018696OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cityOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q4790311
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Latin—“Ariconium” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “アリコニアム”
- Latin: “Ariconium”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bromsash and Bollitree Castle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bury Hill and South Herefordshire Golf Club.
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