Cirencester, known as
the "Capital Of The Cotswolds", is an historic Roman
town in the heart of the Cotswolds
with attractions from a Roman Ampitheatre to the nearby Chedworth
Roman Villa. The Corinium
Museum in an important source of information on the local
history.
The Greek writer Ptolemy
mentions Korinion in his Geography, written about AD 150, and
it is agreed that the Romans based the name Corinium on a Celtic
word Corn or Corin. This may derive from the name of the British
tribe, the Cornovii, and in any case it is connected with the
name of the River Churn.
For
details of the Arms
of Cirencester, click
here
Cirencester
has many fine examples of historic mosaics, including the one
below which can be found near the Brewery Arts in the centre of
Cirencester.
