Roman Vicus
Roman Vicus is an archaeological site in Sampford Courtenay, West Devon District, England. Roman Vicus is situated nearby to Long Barton Avenue Pond, as well as near the playground Long Barton Avenue Play Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okehampton Library and Okehampton railway station.
Okehampton Library
Library
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton Library is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Roman Vicus.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 1 mile south of Roman Vicus.
Museum of Dartmoor Life
Museum
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. Museum of Dartmoor Life is situated 1 mile southwest of Roman Vicus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okehampton and Belstone.
Okehampton
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Roman Vicus.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 3 miles south of Roman Vicus.
Roman Vicus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sampford Courtenay, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74561° or 50° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.98861° or 3° 59′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2RP2W6+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 6047125143OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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