Longthorpe Roman Settlement, Peterborough
History of Longthorpe
Wikipedia article about Longthorpe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longthorpe,_Peterborough
Roman Britain article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250813144422/https://www.roman-britain.co.uk/places/longthorpe/
It seems that Petillius Cerilais, legate of the IXth Legion led a force from Longthorpe but was badly mauled and retreated back with only his cavalry, about 1000 men. A new, smaller fort was built.
See Defending Cambridge, Mike Osborne, (2013) for a detailed description of the importance Roman fortification in the area.
Plan of fortress at Longthorpe (from Roman Cambridgeshire by D M Browne 1977)
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