During the Romano-British period, the Romans built a roadside settlement on the site of a Coritani settlement at Ancaster and named it Cavsennae. Ancaster lies on Ermine Street a major Roman road heading north from London. To the north-west of Ancaster is a Roman marching-camp and some fourth century Roman earthworks are still visible. The term Romano-British describes the Romanised culture of Britain under the rule of the Roman Empire, when Roman and Christian culture had extensively entered into the life of the native Brythonic, Pictish and perhaps Gaelic -speaking peoples of Britain. ... The Coritani, or Corieltauvi, were one of the Celtic tribes living in the British Islands, previous to the Roman invasion of Britain. ... Ermine Street was the Saxon name of a road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York. ...
Today, Ancaster lies on the junction of Ermine Street, (now the B6403), and the A153 between Sleaford and Grantham. Ermine Street was the Saxon name of a road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York. ... Location within the British Isles Sleaford is a town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ...
See also the Antonine Itinerary The Antonine Itinerary is a Latin document that can be described as the Road Map of Roman Britain. ...
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Ancaster is located at 52° 59′ 00″ N 00° 32′ 00″ W (52.9833, -0.5333)1.
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