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Bremetennacum (or Bremetennacum Veteranorum) was a Roman Fort at Ribchester in Lancashire. A scheduled monument, the fort was established in the first phase of Roman occupation of Britain, during the campaigns of Petillius Cerialis around AD 72/3. The fort was built at a river crossing over the Ribble, at a point where Roman roads from Chester, York, and Carlisle converged. The first known Roman activity was the building of a timber fort which was replaced by a stone fort in the 2nd century. Initially, the Ribchester settlement was nothing but a cavalry fort, but over time a vicus grew up around the military fort. The vicus grew to occupy a site roughly similar to the modern village. By the late 1st century Ribchester became the administrative centre for the region. There were workshops, townhouses, shops, bath houses, and at least two temples. The heyday of Ribchester seems to have been the 2nd century, but the site was occupied well into the 4th century. It is within the council area of Ribble Valley (Lancashire). More...
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005110.

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.810647,-2.532267
Grid Reference: SD 6504 3506
Civil Parish: Ribchester CP
Council Area: Ribble Valley CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA

GBPN ID: 300108
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bremetennacum_Roman_Fort,_Lancashire_300108

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The Latin name for Ribchester has the suffix 'Veteranorum', which indicates that veterans were settled here. When the men of the unit stationed at Ribchester were retired from service, it appears that they were granted the use of the marshland lying close to the fort in the nearby Fylde country. They cut a system of drainage channels and thereby recovered large amounts of rich arable land which was used to grow abundant crops, and to raise cattle and horses.