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Exeter Cathedral, Devon   (Ecclesiastical Monument)

Exeter Cathedral (formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter) is a Church of England cathedral in Exeter, Devon. It is the seat of the Bishop of Exeter. The founding of the cathedral at Exeter dates to 1050 but the present building was not commenced until 1133 and not completed until about 1400. Whilst begun in the Norman style, from the mid 13th-century it was completed in the Decorated Gothic style. Much of the Norman building was kept, including the two massive square towers. It has the longest uninterrupted mediæval stone vaulted ceiling in the world. The cathedral is within the council area of Exeter (Devon).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1333352.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County : Devon
Lat, Long: 50.722506,-3.53013
Grid Reference: SX 9208 9254
Council Area: Exeter CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon and Cornwall PA

GBPN ID: 321190
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Exeter_Cathedral,_Devon_321190

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Wroxeter Roman City, Shropshire   (Roman Remains)

Wroxeter Roman City is the excavated remains of part of the major Roman city of Viriconium Cornoviorum, lying just outside the modern village of Wroxeter, Shropshire. At its peak, Viroconium Cornoviorum is estimated to have been the 4th-largest Roman settlement in Britain. The modern village of Wroxeter lies at the south-western corner of the Roman town. Most of the town still remains buried, but it has largely been mapped through geophysical survey and aerial archaeology. The Wroxeter Roman City site comprises the remains of "the Old Work" (an archway, part of the baths' frigidarium and the largest free-standing Roman ruin in England) and the remains of a baths complex. It is within the council area of Shropshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003705.

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County : Shropshire
Lat, Long: 52.674062,-2.6442694
Grid Reference: SJ 5653 0867
Civil Parish: Wroxeter and Uppington CP
Council Area: Shropshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA

GBPN ID: 305696
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Wroxeter_Roman_City,_Shropshire_305696

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