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Venta Icenorum is a Roman town situated near Caistor St Edmund in Norfolk, England, which served as the civitas capital of the Iceni tribe from the early second century AD onwards. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains including defensive ditches and ramparts that enclosed an area of approximately twenty hectares, alongside evidence of streets, buildings and industrial activity typical of a Romano-British urban settlement. Archaeological investigation has revealed that occupation extended from the Iron Age through the Roman period and into the Anglo-Saxon era, with later medieval activity also attested in the vicinity. The monument represents an important archaeological resource for understanding the development of urban settlement and Romano-British administration in East Anglia.
Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021463. View the official record →
Venta Icenorum is a Roman town situated near Caistor St Edmund in Norfolk, England, which served as the civitas capital of the Iceni tribe from the early second century AD onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021463.
Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021463.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm (0.8 km), Multi phased site dating from the Neolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period east of Harford Farm (1.2 km), Roman sites outside town walls (1.3 km).
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