🏛️ Letocetum (Wall)
Romano-British fort and settlement in Staffordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Wall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
- Roman period: circa AD 50–400
- Type: Auxiliary fort with vicus (civilian settlement)
- Status: Scheduled Ancient Monument; site remains largely unexcavated
Letocetum was a Romano-British auxiliary fort situated on Watling Street, the principal Roman road connecting London to Chester. Established in the mid-1st century AD, it served as a military and civilian hub in the Midlands frontier zone. The site comprises the fort itself and an extensive vicus (unplanned settlement) that developed outside the palisades, typical of Roman military installations in Britain ...