Friday, November 4, 2011

Norwich history.


Norwich is a city that has a lot of history behind it. Before England was invaded by the Romans, Norfolk had been the territory of the Iceni people. The Romans lived in the Norfolk area for over 300 years. The capital of that time was just south of Norwich and was called Venta Icenorum, on the River Tas.
You can visit the site Caister St Edmunds which is on the outskirts of Norwich, however it has never been fully excavated. After the Romans left, the town became abandoned and a new city evolved on the River Wensum the center of the scattered settlements was Tombland, this was not named after tombs however. Today Wensum Street runs fromTombland to Fye Bridge. One of the settlements on the north banks was called Norwic. This is how Norwich got it's name that it has today.
So here begins our road of the history of Norwich, please come back and learn more.
Wishing you lots of tasty English Delights
There's always room for one more.

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