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 | | At the time of the Roman invasion this county formed part of the territory occupied by the Cornavii or Carnabii, a name which Whittaker conjectures the inhabitants of this district derived from the peculiar form of the peninsula between the estuaries of the Dee and the Mersey. |
 | | In the first division of Britain, by the Romans it was included the Britannia Superior ; and in their subsequent subdivision, it became part of Flavia Caesariensis. |
 | | The towns possessed by the Cornavii were Deva or Chester, Condate or Kinderton, Banchorium, Banchor or Bangor, Etocetum or Wall, and Uriconium or Wroxeter ; the last of which seems to have been their metropolis. |
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