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The wall of Calleva Atrebatum, Hampshire

Calleva Atrebatum Calleva Atrebatum ("Calleva of the Atrebates"), was a major Roman town built on the site of an Iron Age oppidum. Several Roman roads met at Calleva. Today its ruins remain impressive: the Roman wall still surrounds the great square enclosure which was once a town. Calleva is found at Silchester in northern Hampshire, five miles north of Basingstoke, and close to the bounds of Berkshire. Within the wall stands the Silchester's parish church, St Mary the Virgin, thouh the modern village stands outside. (Read more)