Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter Roman City is an archaeological site in Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire, England. Wroxeter Roman City is situated nearby to Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum, as well as near the archaeological site Viroconium Cornoviorum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viroconium Cornoviorum and St Andrew’s Church.
Viroconium Cornoviorum
Archaeological site
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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.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
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St Andrew's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Wroxeter, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Andrew’s Church is situated 1,600 feet south of Wroxeter Roman City.
Attingham Park
Park
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Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire. Located near the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. Attingham Park is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Wroxeter Roman City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wroxeter and Uckington.
Wroxeter
Village
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Wroxeter is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Uckington
Hamlet
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Uckington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire located about a mile north-east of Wroxeter village and to the east of Shrewsbury.
Donnington
Hamlet
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Donnington is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It forms part of the civil parish of Wroxeter and Uppington. It lies near to Charlton Hill, which rises to 469 feet above sea level.
Wroxeter Roman City
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Wroxeter Roman City/Viroconium”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wroxeter and Uppington, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6744° or 52° 40′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.64509° or 2° 38′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C4VM9F3+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 460030912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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