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County towns in England
- NorwichThe capital of the Iceni tribe stood near Caistor St Edmund, south of modern Norwich. After Boudica's uprising in about 60 AD, Venta Icenorum became the…
- BristolFlint tools discovered in the Shirehampton and St Annes areas date back between 300,000 and 126,000 years. These artifacts were crafted using the Levallois…
- NorthamptonArchaeological remains in the Briar Hill district reveal a Neolithic encampment within a large circular earthwork. Local farmers gathered there for tribal…
- WinchesterThe chalk hills surrounding Winchester have held human presence since prehistoric times. Three Iron Age hillforts stand nearby at Oram's Arbour, St.
- GloucesterIn the year 48, Roman soldiers established a military fort at Glevum on an important crossing of the River Severn. This location sat near the Fosse Way…
- YorkIn AD 71, the Ninth Legion conquered the Brigantes and constructed a wooden military fortress on flat ground above the River Ouse.
- CambridgeArchaeologists uncovered the remains of a farmstead at Fitzwilliam College that dates back to 4,000 years ago. This Bronze Age site provides the earliest…
- OxfordThe name Oxford comes from the Old English word Oxenaforda, meaning ford of the oxen. This shallow crossing in the river allowed cattle to pass safely during…