Longovicium
Longovicium was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles from Consett.Photo: David Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: auxiliary Roman fort in Lanchester, County Durham, England, UK
- Also known as: “Lanchester Roman fort” and “Lanchester Roman Fort (Longovicium)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College and St John the Evangelist.
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College
School
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Lanchester, County Durham, England. St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College is situated 1 mile north of Longovicium.
St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Evangelist is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Longovicium.
Burnhope War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Vivienne Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnhope War Memorial is situated 2½ miles northeast of Longovicium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lanchester and Newbiggin.
Lanchester
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Newbiggin
Hamlet
Lanchester is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, 8 miles west of Durham and 5 miles from Consett. It had a population at the 2011 Census of 4,054.
Ornsby Hill
Hamlet
Ornsby Hill is a village in County Durham, in England. Ornsby Hill is situated immediately to the north of Lanchester at the junction of the A691 and A6076 roads. Administratively it forms part of the civil parish of Lanchester.
Longovicium
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lanchester, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.8166° or 54° 48′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.75338° or 1° 45′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6WR68W+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 157720155OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6674222
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Longovicium” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Longovicium”
- French: “Longovicium”
- Irish: “Longovicium”
- Spanish: “Longovicium”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lanchester Play Area and Lanchester Library.
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