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Venta Icenorum

Archaeology of NorfolkFormer populated places in NorfolkIceniRoman sites in NorfolkRoman towns and cities in England
South Norfolk
Venta Icenorum Market Place of the Iceni geograph.org.uk 1352706
Venta Icenorum Market Place of the Iceni geograph.org.uk 1352706

Venta Icenorum (Classical Latin: [ˈwɛnta ɪkeːˈnoːrũː], literally "marketplace of the Iceni") was the civitas or capital of the Iceni tribe, located at modern-day Caistor St Edmund in the English county of Norfolk. The Iceni inhabited the flatlands and marshes of that county and are famous for having revolted against Roman rule under their queen Boudica in the winter of AD 61.

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Venta Icenorum
Stoke Road, South Norfolk Caistor St Edmund and Bixley

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Venta Icenorum Roman Town

Stoke Road
NR14 8QN South Norfolk, Caistor St Edmund and Bixley
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Caistor St Edmund
Caistor St Edmund

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