Cirencester features [6]
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Cirencester features [6]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 Jul 2019
The plaque seen at Image is situated on the side of Watermoor Road, at the junction with City Bank Road. The plaque marks the site of the south eastern gate of the Roman city of Corinium. From the gate the Roman road Ermin Street ran towards Silchester. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.709348
Longitude
-1.95914