Cirencester Web Site. Cirencester History (original) (raw)

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Cirencester, known as the "Capital Of The Cotswolds", is an historic Roman town in the heart of theCotswolds with attractions from a Roman Ampitheatre to the nearbyChedworth Roman Villa. TheCorinium Museum in an important source of information on the local history.

The Greek writer Ptolemy mentions Korinion in his Geography, written about AD 150, and it is agreed that the Romans based the name Corinium on a Celtic word Corn or Corin. This may derive from the name of the British tribe, the Cornovii, and in any case it is connected with the name of the River Churn.

For details of the Arms of Cirencester,click here

Cirencester has many fine examples of historic mosaics, including the one below which can be found near the Brewery Arts in the centre of Cirencester.

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Please also take a look at the Community section of this site for details of theCirencester Civic Society

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