🏛️ Calleva
Romano-British settlement near Basingstoke, Hampshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE, flourished until early 5th century
- Located near modern Silchester, Hampshire, approximately 9 miles south of Basingstoke
- Partially excavated since the 19th century; remains largely unexcavated and preserved beneath fields
- Site managed by University of Reading; limited public access to remains
Calleva was a Romano-British town of significant importance during the Roman occupation of Britain, serving as a regional administrative and commercial centre. The settlement developed around a pre-existing Iron Age oppidum and grew into one of the most substantial towns in Roman Britain. The site is notable for its defensive walls, which remain visible in places, and for yielding considerable archaeological evidence regarding daily life in the Roman period ...