Derventio
Derventio was a Roman settlement at Papcastle on the river Derwent near Cockermouth, Cumbria, England. It was the site of a Roman fort, which was originally built in timber and rebuilt in stone.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort and settlement in Britain
- Also known as: “Derventio Carvetiorum”, “Derventio Roman Fort”, and “Papcastle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cockermouth Library and Christ Church.
Cockermouth Library
Library
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockermouth Library is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Derventio.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Derventio.
The Trout Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Jo and Steve Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Trout Hotel is situated 3,900 feet southeast of Derventio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cockermouth and Bridekirk.
Cockermouth
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cockermouth is an English market town of 8,800 people in the modern county of Cumbria, at the north western end of the Lake District. Much of the architectural core of the town remains largely unchanged since the 18th and 19th centuries.
Bridekirk
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridekirk is a village and civil parish in the Cumberland district in the county of Cumbria, England. It is around 3.2 kilometres north of the Derwent river and about the same distance from the nearest large town of Cockermouth just south of the river.
Dovenby
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovenby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bridekirk, in the Cumberland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is on the A594 road and is 2.5 miles north west of Cockermouth, 2.6 miles east of Dearham, 4.5 miles east of Maryport, 7.4 miles north east of Workington and 27 miles south west of Carlisle.
Derventio
- Categories: Roman city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Papcastle, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.67085° or 54° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.38231° or 3° 22′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6RMJC9+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 823332471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q23042054
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Finnish—“Derventio” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Derventio”
- Finnish: “Derventio Carvetiorum”
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