Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Shropshire, Wroxeter [Map]

Wroxeter is in Shropshire.

Around 200AD. Bravinium Roman Station [Map] on the XII Antonine Iter, 22 M.P. from Magnis (Kenchester) and 27 M.P. from Uriconium (Wroxeter [Map]). The Roman site forms a roughly rectangular area with an internal extent of about 10 acres, formerly enclosed by earth banks but these are now partly obliterated by the village which occupies much of the area.

On 23 Feb 1620 Andrew Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 32) and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter [Map].

On 23 Feb 1620 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 32) and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter [Map].

On 27 May 1719 Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington (age 64) died without issue. Baron Torrington of Torrington in Devon extinct. He was buried at Wroxeter [Map].

Watling Street was a major Roman Road that travels from the Kent ports broadly north-west through London and St Albans, Hertfordshire [Map] to Viroconium Cornoviorum [Map]. Significant parts of Watling Street remain now being known as the A5.

Welsh Border Road describes an unamed Roman Road, and unnumbered by Margery, that went from Caerleon [Map] to Wroxeter [Map], passing through Usk, Monmouthshire [Map], Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [Map], Hereford [Map], Mortimer's Cross, Herefordshire [Map], Wigmore, Herefordshire [Map] and Leintwardine Bridge, Herefordshire [Map] where it crosses the River Teme just after its convergence with the River Clun.

Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Shropshire, Eyton on Severn Wroxeter

On 03 Mar 1582 Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury was born to Richard Herbert (age 25) and Magdalen Newport at Eyton on Severn Wroxeter.

Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Shropshire, St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map]

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On 15 May 1555 Thomas Bromley died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

On 12 Sep 1570 Richard Newport (age 60) died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

On 01 Oct 1708 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford (deceased) was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

On 13 Jun 1723 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford (age 78) died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map]. His son Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 4th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.

Thomas Newport was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

Margaret Bromley was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

Anne Corbet was born to Robert Corbet and Elizabeth Vernon. She was buried at St Andrew's Church Wroxeter [Map].

Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Shropshire, Wroxeter, Viroconium Cornoviorum [Map]