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 Remains of the public baths, known as "The Old Work" | |
  Shown within Shropshire | |
| Location | Wroxeter, Shropshire, England |
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| Region | Britannia |
| Coordinates | 52°40′27″N 02°38′39″W / 52.67417°N 2.64417°W |
| Type | Settlement |
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) east-south-east of Shrewsbury. At its peak, Viroconium is estimated to have been the 4th-largest Roman settlement in Britain, a civitas with a population of more than 15,000.[1] The settlement probably lasted until the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th.[2] Extensive remains can still be seen.
- ^ Frere, Britannia, p.253
- ^ White, Roger; Dalwood, Hal (March 1995). "Archaeological assessment of Wroxeter, Shropshire" (PDF). The Archaeology Data Service. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
The occupation in the town seems to have ended peacefully, possibly in the late 7th or early 8th century