Viroconium Cornoviorum
Remains of the public baths, known as "The Old Work" | |
| 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. The settlement probably lasted until the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th. Extensive remains can still be seen.