Historical place profile

Manduessedum

At Manduessedum are the remains of a Roman settlement dating from ca. A.D. 60 to the early fifth century. A first-century A.D. military camp dates ca. A.D. 70.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:79592
Catalogue ID
pleiades:79592
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
52.566898, -1.529255
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

At Manduessedum are the remains of a Roman settlement dating from ca. A.D. 60 to the early fifth century. A first-century A.D. military camp dates ca. A.D. 70.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 F2 Manduessedum

Source and reuse

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Research path

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