Wroxeter, Shropshire is in Shropshire.
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, Shropshire [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.
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 23rd February 1620 Andrew Newport was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport [aged 32] and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].
On 23rd February 1620 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford was born to Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport [aged 32] and Frances Leveson Baroness Gower at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map]. He married 28th April 1642 Diana Russell Countess Bradford, daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford and Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford, and had issue.
On 27th May 1719 Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 64] died without issue. Baron Torrington of Torrington in Devon extinct. He was buried at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].
The River Severn rises on Plynlimon [Map] after which it passes Llanidloes [Map], Caersws [Map], Welshpool [Map], Crew Green [Map], Shrawardine, Shropshire [Map], Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map], Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map], Coalport, Shropshire [Map], Bridgnorth, Shropshire [Map], Bewdley, Worcestershire [Map], Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire [Map] to Worcester, Worcestershire [Map]
From Worcester the rivers flows through Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire [Map] to Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [Map] where it is joined by the Warwickshire River Avon, Gloucester [Map] becoming the Severn Estuary around Thornwell, Monmouthshire [Map].
On 3rd March 1582 Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury was born to Richard Herbert [aged 25] and Magdalen Newport at Eyton on Severn, Wroxeter. He married 28th February 1599 his fourth cousin once removed Mary Herbert Baroness Herbert Chirbury and had issue.
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On 15th May 1555 Thomas Bromley died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map].
On 12th September 1570 Richard Newport [aged 60] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map].
On 1st October 1708 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford [deceased] was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map].
On 13th June 1723 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 78] died at Soho Square [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wroxeter [Map]. His son Henry [aged 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]. She married Thomas Newport and had issue.
Watling Street 1h Wall to Wroxeter. From Letocetum, Staffordshire [Map] aka Wall Watling Street travels through Muckley Corner, Staffordshire [Map], Brownhills West, Staffordshire [Map], Norton Canes, Staffordshire [Map], Four Crosses, Staffordshire [Map], Gailey, Staffordshire [Map], Pennocrucium, Staffordshire [Map], Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire [Map], Uxacona, Staffordshire [Map], Oakengates, Shropshire [Map], Ketley, Shropshire [Map], Overley Hill, Shropshire [Map] ending at Viroconium Cornoviorum [Map] aka Wroxeter.