Venta Icenorum

Venta Icenorum was the civitas or capital of the Iceni tribe, located at modern-day in the county of . The Iceni inhabited the flatlands and marshes of that county and are famous for having revolted against Roman rule under their queen Boudica in the winter of 61 CE.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman city in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Venta Icenorum Roman Town” and “溫塔愛西尼拉姆”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St Edmund and Church of St Remigius.

Church
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is situated 640 feet southeast of Venta Icenorum.

Church
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is situated 4,100 feet south of Venta Icenorum.

Hotel
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is an Elizabethan Revival style Grade II listed building in the village of Dunston, , England. It is part of the QHotels Collection group of hotels and has an AA four-star rating. is situated 1 mile south of Venta Icenorum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caistor St Edmund and Keswick.

Village
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is a settlement in the civil parish of and Bixley, in the South Norfolk district, in the English county of .

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Intwood, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of . is located 6.5 miles east of and 2.4 miles south-west of .

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Caistor St Edmund and Bixley, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of , England.

Venta Icenorum

Latitude
52.58342° or 52° 35′ 0″ north
Longitude
1.29107° or 1° 17′ 28″ east
Open location code
9F43H7MR+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 207380080
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1407535
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Spanish—“Venta Icenorum” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Catalan: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Chinese: “文塔伊森諾龍”
  • Chinese: “文塔伊森诺龙”
  • Chinese: “温塔爱西尼拉姆”
  • Dutch: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فينتا آيسينوروم”
  • Esperanto: “Venta Icenorum”
  • French: “Venta Icenorum”
  • German: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Italian: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Ladin: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Latin: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Norwegian: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Portuguese: “Venta dos Icenos”
  • Portuguese: “Venta Icenorum”
  • Spanish: “Venta Icenorum”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Roman Kiln and Anglo-Saxon Burial Ground.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Caistor Roman Town CarPark and Chandler Road, opp.

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