Wroxeter

Wroxeter
Wroxeter
	St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter
	Wroxeter Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ561082
Civil parish	Wroxeter and Uppington;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Shrewsbury
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham;
Website	Wroxeter & Uppington Parish Council

Wroxeter (/ˈrɒksɪtər/ ROK-sit-ər) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is beside the River Severn, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Shrewsbury. In 1961 the parish had a population of 657.

Viroconium Cornoviorum, the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, was sited here, and is gradually being excavated.

The village contains one of Shropshire's commercial vineyards.

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