Derventio Coritanorum
Town in Roman Britannia, near Derby / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other sites called Derventio, see Derventio.
Derventio was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Today the area is known as Little Chester, on the outskirts of Derby, located in the English county of Derbyshire.[1]
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Map showing the location of Derventio within Derbyshire. | |
Location | Derby, Derbyshire |
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Region | East Midlands |
Coordinates | 52.933735°N 1.473586°W / 52.933735; -1.473586 |
Type | Roman fort |
Part of | Icknield Street |
History | |
Founded | about AD 80 |
Abandoned | about AD 120 (but settlement continued) |
Site notes | |
Website | Derventio (Coritanorum) at Roman Britain |
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