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Venta Icenorum (aka Caister Roman Town) is a Roman town near Caister St Edmund, Norfolk. When first established in the AD 70s, the town was unenclosed. The banks and walls still visible today were built in the 3rd century AD. The town was laid around a grid of streets and had running water, baths, a basilica, a forum, an amphitheatre and several temples. The site was still occupied from the early 6th century, but the Roman buildings and infrastructure were left to decay. Venta Icenorum was eventually abandoned in the 8th century. The site has never been built over. It is within the council area of South Norfolk (Norfolk).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1021463.

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Norfolk
Lat, Long: 52.583676,1.2906982
Grid Reference: TG 2303 0351
Civil Parish: Caistor St Edmund and Bixley CP
Council Area: South Norfolk CA (Norfolk CA)
Police Area: Norfolk PA

GBPN ID: 305334
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Venta_Icenorum,_Norfolk_305334

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