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Shropshire village, 5 miles SE of Shrewsbury.
Near to the Shropshire villages of Wroxeter and Donnington are the remarkable remains of Viroconium (or Uriconium) which is said to have been the fourth largest Roman city in Britain. Visible remains include a large bath house and market hall. Its former glory was recalled by Mary Webb (1881-1927) in her poem Viroconium.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) visited the Roman excavations and wrote a lengthy article in All the Year Round.
Richard Baxter (1615-1691) attended the free school at Wroxeter for a time from his home in Eaton Constantine and later taught here for a while. Richard Allestree (1619-1681) was also a pupil.
The Welsh writer Goronwy Owen (1723-1769?) was master of this school and lived in the village.
Location map of Wroxeter courtesy of Streetmap.co.uk
Page created 1 October 2002 and last updated
8 October 2002
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