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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Letocetum

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Letocetum
Romano-British settlement ruins in Staffordshire


๐Ÿ• 2 min read ยท Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 03:51
๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Located near Wall, Staffordshire, England; coordinates 52.493088, โˆ’1.303082
  • Established around AD 50 as a fort on Rykneld Street (Icknield Street), a major Roman road
  • Served as a supply depot and rest station for military and civilian traffic between the Midlands and North
  • Excavated intermittently from the 19th century onward; managed as an archaeological site

Letocetum was a Romano-British settlement that functioned primarily as a mansio (inn or rest station) and supply depot ...

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