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File:Binchester Roman Fort.jpg Binchester Roman Fort, County Durham

Binchester Roman Fort Binchester Roman Fort, known in its time as Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over a mile north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham. The fort was the site of a hamlet until the late Middle Ages, but the modern-day village of Binchester is about two miles to the east, near Spennymoor. (Read more)