Crownthorpe Temple
Temple Or Shrine
Situated on undulating ground near Wymondham, this square temple has been only partly excavated (1966). The outer portico measures 56 feet by 49 feet, the inner cella about 31¼ feet by 28 feet. The walls were an almost-uniform 2½ feet thick, the portico wall, in some places a little thinner. The temple faced east. (Type I)
References for Crownthorpe Temple
- Temples in Roman Britain by M.J.T. Lewis (Cambridge 1966).
Map References for Crownthorpe Temple
NGRef: TG0802 OSMap: LR144
Roman Roads near Crownthorpe Temple
None identified
Sites near Crownthorpe Temple
- Caistor St. Edmund (Venta Icenorum) Roman Town (14 km)
British Capital and Temple Or Shrine - Billingford Settlement (19 km)
Settlement - Swaffham (19 km)
Roman-Building - Saham Toney (20 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp and Probable Settlement - Horstead Temporary Camp (24 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Villa Faustini (Scole) (25 km)
Minor Settlement - Brampton Roman Settlement (25 km)
Minor Settlement and Pottery - Kempstone (26 km)
Settlement - Peddars Way (29 km)
Roman Road - Thetford (29 km)
Settlement and Temple Or Shrine