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	LETOCETVM
		Letocetum was situated on the boundary between two native British tribes, the Coritani in the east with their tribal centre at Ratae Coritanorum (Leicester), and the Cornovii to the west with their capital at Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter, Shropshire).
		Watling Street is one of the most important Roman military highways in Britain, running from Richborough on the Kentish coast in a westerly direction through Canterbury to London, thereafter heading north-west through Saint Alban's to Mancetter in the Midlands, and at Wall turns due west towards the legionary fortresses in north Wales.
		Arriving from Mandvessedvm (Mancetter) 11 miles to the south-east, the Watling Street entered the settlement at Letocetum through the east gate of the defensive ramparts, and exited from the west gate running directly westward to Pennocrucium (Water Eaton) 16 miles away.
	www.roman-britain.org /places/letocetum.htm (2314 words)

	The Staffs Bookshop, Lichfield - History
		The exact historical meaning of the word 'Lichfield' is unclear – it was widely believed until recently that the word was related to the Anglo-Saxon 'lych'; thus meaning literally, 'field of the dead'.
		Now some have speculated that it is related to the latin 'letocetum', meaning 'grey wood'.
		Letocetum is the name of the Roman historical site a few miles away at Wall.
	www.staffsbookshop.co.uk /History.htm (865 words)

	Lichfield, a Virtual Tour
		Lichfield was important too because it lay near the junction of the Watling Street, and Rykneld Street - the Roman roads that went East to West, crossing the South to North.
		They met at the little village outside Lichfield proper called Wall, or Letocetum, where there are the remains of Roman settlement, including a bath house which may be visited.
		Later these routes became important highways for commerce and Lichfield was a great coaching stop-over place, which is why Lichfield had one of the highest number of Inns per head of population.
	www.ldb.co.uk /lichfield/cathcity.htm (400 words)

	Lichfield & District website - E&A Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The village of Wall developed around the Roman Fort of Letocetum, on Watling Street (A5).
		Watling Street was the north west road built by the Romans, from London (Londinium), through St. Albans (Verulanium) to Wall (Letocetum), where their north to south road - Rykneild Street, crossed Watling Street on its way to York (Eboracum).
		Letocetum was a military fort for around 25 years (AD50-75) and following the advance into Wales by the Romans, it was used as a posting station providing accommodation, baths, change of horses etc.
	www.roomcheck.co.uk /scripts/ea_details.asp?dc=SS&wc=ss&css=dms&tg=../ss/img/header_visit.htm&bg=&bkgnd=../ss/img/background.gif&areaid=201&feature=&GroupId=2&venue=2214421&vnt=&fnt=&easi=&Catid= (138 words)

	Lichfield - Copper's End Guest House
		Johnson's Birthplace, Lichfield Heritage and Treasury Centre and Lichfield Cathedral are all close at hand.
		Only a quarter of a mile away the Roman remains of Letocetum from which Lichfield derived its name.
		Nearby we have Chasewater for watersports and bird watching, Cannock Chase Counntry Park with its deer and Forest Museum, the Earl of Lichfield's family home Shugborough with its open days in period costume and the Park Farm with a collection of rare breeds.
	www.coppersendguesthouse.co.uk /what.htm (394 words)

	Arts Central - What's On West Midlands: What's On
		Letocetum was an important staging post on the Roman military road to North Wales.
		Foundations of a mansio (Roman inn) and bathhouse can be seen, and many of the excavated finds are displayed in the museum.
		Letocetum is in the guardianship of English Heritage
	www.artscentral.co.uk /openevent.asp?EventID=13651 (95 words)

	\| Diocese of Lichfield \| Press Releases \| Timeline of St Chad and Lichfield ...
		A settlement develops at Letocetum (meaning “grey woods”), a Roman staging post at Wall, two miles south of the centre of modern-day Lichfield.
		It stood near a junction of two major Roman roads — Ryknield Street, running from Bourton on the Water to Rotherham; and Watling Street, running from Dover to Holyhead — the A38 and A5 are roughly in line with these ancient roads.
		There was a Christian community at Letocetum in the 4th -5th centuries.
	www.lichfield.anglican.org /pressr/articles/2006/060224b.htm (1426 words)

	(GCGJKY) Letocetum Town by Chris & Mary B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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		Letocetum is the Roman name for the village of Wall, Staffordshire.
		The cache is a short walk (about a mile) from the village centre and the roman ruins.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=83452 (475 words)

	British Archaeology magazine, December 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Near Letocetum (Wall, in Staffordshire), a kilometre of very badly made Watling Street was abandoned some time after the 3rd century - possibly long after.
		Excavation has shown that instead of removing the peat which was shallow at this point, a thin layer of sand was spread over the top of the peat, and gravel with some sand was heaped over to form a low agger.
		In the centre of Letocetum coin evidence suggests that the road was first metalled about AD 70.
	www.britarch.ac.uk /ba/ba68/letters.shtml (1176 words)

	Lichfield: History to c.1500 \| British History Online
		Near the point south of the city where Ryknild Street crosses Watling Street is the site of Letocetum, the modern Wall, which originated as a 1st-century A.D. fort and developed in the 2nd century as a civilian settlement.
		Both words mean 'grey wood' and reflect the wooded character of the area.
		It is possible that the fort and settlement of Letocetum took its name from a pre-Roman estate or administrative centre some distance away and that for local Celtic-speaking people Luitcoit remained the estate or centre.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=42336 (5480 words)

	History of Sutton Coldfield provided by Bravenet.com
		Two obvious options, the Saxon town of Tamworth, the ancient Middleton are nowhere close to north of Sutton.To the north, almost directly, are Wall and Lichfield.
		The Romans more or less bypassed the Coldfield ; their Ryknild Street travelled north from Droitwich passing along the eastern boundary of Sutton, to Letocetum, the Roman fort at Wall near Lichfield.
		Following the departure of the Romans, Lichfield was settled upon by St Chad in the 7th century.The wild and barren Coldfield lay largely uninhabited for several centuries
	www.suttoncoldfieldatoz.com /early_years.html (430 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The Romans built roads through the forests that covered the historic county, including what are now Watling Street and Ryknield Street, intersecting near Lichfield.
		Roman settlements developed along these roads, including Letocetum (near Wall; at their intersection), and Pennocrucium (near Penkridge).
		From the 7th until the 9th century the area was the centre of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9069350 (801 words)

	Letocetum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		My second stop was the Roman fort of Letocetum in Wall, in the West Midlands.
		Truly in the middle of nowhere, the old fort was refreshingly free of tourists and in its isolation seemed one step closer to the Romans themselves.
		Although it was certainly not the most largest or best-preserved of the Roman ruins I saw, Letocetum was still unique as a stopping place along the major Roman highway in the area.
	wso.williams.edu /~ashoemak/fellowship/letocetum.html (94 words)

	Lichfield - Early History
		The description still rings true today, for although Lichfield has grown considerably, it still retains its civilised charm and many of the fine buildings at the heart of the City, including the house in which Johnson was born, have remained largely unchanged over the intervening centuries.
		In the first century a Roman fort called Letocetum was built two miles south of the present city at the strategic crossing of the major Roman roads of Ryknild Street and Watling Street (now the village of Wall).
		After the Romans left in the 5th century, a Celtic settlement may have continued in the area.
	www.lichfield.gov.uk /history.ihtml (1014 words)

	Chronology
		Ermine Street is the Roman road from Londinium (London) to Lindum (Lincoln) and the old A1 follow it quite closely.
		The A5 follows Watling Street which runs from Londinium to Chester (Deva) while immediately south of Birmingham can be found traces of Iknield Street which linked Cirencester (Corinium) to Letocetum (Wall) a place near Stafford.
		Forest was cleared and marsh drained to make way for the roads but to cross rivers at easy fording points and to avoid pointless climbing local diversions were sometimes made.
	www.bgfl.org /bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/teacher/history/jm_jones/chronology/page5_1.htm (227 words)

	Friends of Sutton Park Association
		Since dawn his detachment has been digging two perfectly straight ditches ten metres apart.
		These have been marked out by the surveying officer to show the route to be followed by the legionary road to run from the fort at Metchley to Letocetum (Wall).
		All around him stretches barren heathland, where soon the military engineers will impose the alien line of a metalled road.
	www.btinternet.com /~fospa/47ad.html (207 words)

	A Brief History of Lichfield
		The name Lichfield may be a corruption of Letocetum meaning grey wood.
		Or it may a corruption of Lece feld meaning a small stream (lece) by the open land (feld).
		Three Spires shopping centre was built in 1996.
	www.localhistories.org /lichfield.html (1144 words)

	icBirmingham - Bringing God's home into the 21st century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A 162-year-old village church is set to take a leap into the 21st century with an extension to house a host of modern facilities.
		The rector of the picturesque church of St John at Wall, which overlooks the Roman site of Letocetum near Lichfield, Staffordshire, has applied to Lichfield District Council for planning permission for the facility.
		He wants to build a room to use as a creche, a meeting place for young people and to offer catering facilities.
	icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk /birminghampost/news/tm_objectid=15530736&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=bringing-god-s-home-into-the-21st-century-name_page.html (333 words)

	Letocetum Roman Mansio & Baths in Wall:: OS grid SK0906 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!
		Letocetum Roman Mansio and Baths in Wall:: OS grid SK0906 :: Geograph British Isles - photograph every grid square!
		Letocetum was an important staging post on Watling Street the Roman military road to North Wales.
		The M6 toll road runs through the southern half of this grid square.
	www.geograph.org.uk /photo/1205 (89 words)

	Colton House Bed & Breakfast
		The skeletons of woolly rhino, wolves and reindeer were also found about five miles away.
		In 43 BC - 407AD the Roman center at Wall (Letocetum), a fortified outpost, near Lichfield, on the London outwards superhighway was established.
		Wall, was a major junction at that time, roads crossing at that point to go to Gloucester, Birmingham, Derby, Canterbury, York and London, on to the Wrekin and into Wales.
	www.colton-house.com /history.html (2111 words)

	VICTORIAN TURKISH BATHS: Laconicum in Roman bath house at Wall, Staffs - - - -
		VICTORIAN TURKISH BATHS: Laconicum in Roman bath house at Wall, Staffs - - - -
		The remains of the hot dry room (laconicum) in the bath house at Wall, Staffs (Letocetum) just off the Watling Street.
		The remains indicate that the bath house was built and rebuilt in four or five phases.
	www.victorianturkishbath.org /2HISTORY/AtoZHist/Review/aapix/1PreHist/Wallacon_c_w.htm (110 words)

	The Roman Bathhouse at Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On Thursday 19th September a party of 24 children and 6 adults visited the ruins of the Roman site, once known as Letocetum, built alongside the old road, Watling Street, that was used by Roman soldiers to move quickly across the country from London to North Wales.
		They were members of our Young Historians' Club, which is supported financially by New Opportunities Funds and practically by the Historical Association.
		We went to the shop and the Museum.
	www.oakhill.staffs.sch.uk /active31.htm (200 words)

	Alrewas Village Web Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Some British or Celtic names have survived, mainly along the ancient track to be later taken over by the Romans, and renamed by them, as near as they could to the strange British pronunciation.
		Llwyd Coed of the Celts became Letocetum, the origins of Liccedfeldth or modern Lichfield.
		Penno cruc Penkridge while the British Rhydwaru (the dwellers by the ford) became the Ridwares of today.
	www.alrewasnews.com (3574 words)

	Wall Roman Site (Letocetum), an Attraction in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Search for Staffordshire Attractions.
		Wall Roman Site (Letocetum), an Attraction in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
		Wall Roman Site (Letocetum) is in Lichfield, Staffordshire
		Pay one modest fee and then get FREE entry to 600 Uk Attractions with the Great British Heritage Pass-1 ticket - 600 attractions
	www.information-britain.co.uk /showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=7212 (317 words)

	AardvarkBusiness.net Guide to ... Recreation and Leisure:Travel and Tourism:Other Services
		Lichfield Tourist Information Centre is situated in Lichfield just north of Birmingham.
		Nearby tourist attractions include the Staffordshire Regiment museum, Letocetum Baths (National Trust), Lichfield Cathrdral and Chasewater Railway.
		Limavady Tourist Information Centre is situated in Limavady, close to Londonderry and Coleraine in the north of Northern Ireland.
	www.aardvarkbusiness.net /directory/recreation_and_leisure/travel_and_tourism/other_services/index49.shtml (413 words)

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