🏛️ Venta
Roman town ruins in Norfolk, England
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk, approximately 5 km south of Norwich
- Established as a Roman settlement in the 1st century CE; flourished during the 2nd–3rd centuries
- Capital of the Iceni people under Roman administration
- Largely unexcavated; visible as earthwork remains in open countryside
Venta (Latin for "market place") was a significant Roman town in eastern England, serving as the administrative and commercial centre of the Iceni civitas. Located in present-day Norfolk, the settlement developed from the 1st century CE and reached its peak during the 2nd and 3rd centuries before declining in the later Roman period. The site remains visible as earthwork traces and archaeological deposits in an open field landscape ...