Ribchester is a beautiful village within the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, northwest of Blackburn and to the east of Preston.
The village has a wonderful history with evidence of Bronze Age beginnings. It is well known as a significant Roman site being the location of a Roman cavalry fort called Bremetennacum. It is also home to Lancashire's Ribchester Roman Museum.
The Roman site at Ribchester, Bremetennacum Veteranorum, comprised a fort and civilian settlement . The earliest Roman fort in Ribchester was established around 70AD as part of a network of defensive forts across northern Britannia. Originally of turf and timber construction, the fort was rebuilt in stone in the mid first century AD.
The fort accommodated a garrison of cavalry troops whose purpose it was to patrol the surrounding area and keep the local inhabitants under control! Bremetennacum became the focal point for governance of the area.
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