Moridunum
Moridunum was a fort and small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located at Woodbury Farm, immediately south of Axminster in the English county of Devon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Axminster railway station and Axminster Guildhall.
Axminster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is situated on the West of England Main Line. It is 144 miles 41 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Axminster railway station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Moridunum.
Axminster Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axminster Guildhall is a municipal building in West Street in Axminster, a town in Devon, in England. The building, which is meeting place of Axminster Town Council, is also used as a community events venue. Axminster Guildhall is situated 3,700 feet north of Moridunum.
Axminster Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axminster Museum was the town museum situated in the Old Police Station and Courthouse opposite St. Mary's Church in the centre of the town of Axminster, Devon, England. Axminster Museum is situated 3,600 feet north of Moridunum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raymond’s Hill and Weycroft.
Raymond’s Hill
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raymond's Hill is a village and residential area off the A35 road in Devon, England, right on the border with the county of Dorset. It is about 2 miles southeast of Axminster in East Devon, and about 3 miles northwest of Charmouth in Dorset. Raymond’s Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Moridunum.
Weycroft
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weycroft is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Moridunum.
Kilmington
Village
Photo: Sealman, Public domain.
Kilmington is a village near Axminster in East Devon off the A35 road. The village population at the 2021 Census was 925. Kilmington is a major part of Newbridges electoral ward whose population at the above census was 2,358. Kilmington is situated 2 miles west of Moridunum.
Moridunum
- Type: Fort
- Description: Roman settlement at what is now Axminster in England
- Categories: human settlement, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Axminster, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77169° or 50° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.99655° or 2° 59′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C2VQ2C3+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 380415145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q775861
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Latin—“Moridunum” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Moridunum”
- Dutch: “Moridunum”
- Latin: “Moridunum”
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