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Glevum

1st-century establishments in Roman Britain40s establishments in the Roman EmpireColoniae (Roman)History of GloucesterHistory of Gloucestershire
Populated places established in the 1st centuryRoman fortifications in EnglandRoman legionary fortresses in EnglandRoman sites in GloucestershireRoman towns and cities in England
Roman.Britain.campaigns.43.to.60
Roman.Britain.campaigns.43.to.60

Glevum (or, more formally, Colonia Nervia Glevensium, or occasionally Glouvia) was originally a Roman fort in Roman Britain that became a "colonia" of retired legionaries in AD 97. Today, it is known as Gloucester, in the English county of Gloucestershire. The name Glevum is taken by many present-day businesses in the area and also by the 26-mile Glevum Way, a long-distance footpath or recreational walk encircling modern Gloucester. [1]

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Glevum
Three Cocks Lane, Gloucester Kingsholm

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N 51.867 ° E -2.249 °
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Three Cocks Lane

Three Cocks Lane
GL1 2PF Gloucester, Kingsholm
England, United Kingdom
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