Durobrivae
Durobrivae was a Roman fortified garrison town located at Water Newton in the English county of Cambridgeshire, where Ermine Street crossed the River Nene.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fortified garrison town at Water Newton in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Durobrivae, Roman Town” and “The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton Vi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Kyneburgha, Castor and Peterborough/Sibson Airfield.
Church of St Kyneburgha, Castor
Church
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Kyneburgha, Castor is situated 1 mile north of Durobrivae.
Peterborough/Sibson Airfield
Aerodrome
Peterborough/Sibson Airfield, also known as Sibson Aerodrome, is an unlicensed aerodrome located 6 NM west of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England and 1 km south of Sibson, Cambridgeshire. Peterborough/Sibson Airfield is situated 2 miles west of Durobrivae.
The Fitzwilliam Arms
Restaurant
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fitzwilliam Arms is a restaurant, which is situated 1 mile north of Durobrivae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castor and Ailsworth.
Castor
Village
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castor is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4 miles west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered part of Northamptonshire until 1888 and then Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1965 to 1974, when it became part of Cambridgeshire.
Ailsworth
Village
Ailsworth or Ailesworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority, about 4.5 miles west of the city centre. The parish is part of the former Soke of Peterborough, which was considered geographically part of Northamptonshire until in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972, it became part of Cambridgeshire.
Sutton
Village
Photo: Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton is a small village and civil parish in the Peterborough district, in the north-west of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated about 5.7 miles from Peterborough and approximately half a mile south of the A47 road. Sutton is situated 2 miles northwest of Durobrivae.
Durobrivae
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Water Newton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5584° or 52° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
-0.34755° or 0° 20′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C4XHM52+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 210272895OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1267429
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Old English—“Durobrivae” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “杜羅布瑞維”
- German: “Durobrivae”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Dormceaster”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Normangate Field and The Stationmaster’s Garden.
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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 “Durobrivae”. Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.