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Monmouthshire
Caerwent

Caer-went Roman Town

Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain. The name Venta Silurum means "the town of the Silurēs", with the Silurēs being a powerful and warlike tribe.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: town in the Roman province of Britannia or Britain
  • Also known as: “Caerwent” and “Venta Silurum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent and Caerwent House.

Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, , , is a parish church with datable origins to the 13th century. It is believed to be one of the oldest Christian sites in the county, and possibly within Wales.

House
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: Nick, CC BY 2.0.
is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast , built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford from about 1100. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Caer-went Roman Town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caerwent and Crick.

Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales. It is located about five miles west of and 11 miles east of . It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic tribe of Silures.

Village
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village or hamlet in the county of , United Kingdom. It is located on the A48 road 1 mile north of the town of Caldicot and 1 mile east of .

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is a small town in . It is a pleasant small town with several local historic attractions. This Welsh border town is home to a significant, complete castle and country park with free access to the public, a large Roman villa with remains of municipal buildings and a temple in Caerwent.

Caer-went Roman Town

Latitude
51.61118° or 51° 36′ 40″ north
Longitude
-2.76857° or 2° 46′ 7″ west
Open location code
9C3VJ66J+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1036781637
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q15932056
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Caer-went Roman Town” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Caerwent”
  • Catalan: “Venta Silurum”
  • Dutch: “Venta Silurum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فينتا سيلوروم”
  • French: “Venta Silurum”
  • German: “Venta Silurum”
  • Italian: “Venta Silurum”
  • Latin: “Venta Silurum”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Venta Silurum”
  • Spanish: “Caerwent”
  • Spanish: “Venta Silurum”
  • Welsh: “Caerwent”
  • Welsh: “Tref Rufeinig Caer-went”
  • Welsh: “Venta Silurum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Temple and Forum-Basilica.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caer-went Roman Town”. Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.