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A look around Cirencester
The Church of St John the Baptist originally
founded in 1117 dominates the towns market place and is one of the largest
'Parish' churches in the country. It is one of the great 'wool' churches
built from the prosperous wool trade.in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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In Roman times it was 'Corinium',
the second largest city after London. Today with a population of under
20,000 Cirencester is content to be known as the Capital of the Cotswolds.
Its present name derives from the Celtic word Corin thought to have been
adopted by the Romans from the name of a British tribe, the Cornovii.
To this, after the battle of Dyrham in 577, the Saxons added Ceaster which
is derived from the Latin and means Roman camp or town. Hence Cirenceaster
and then Cirencester.
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Blackjack Street looking East.
Parish Church and Market Place
Dollar Street looking North.
Spitalgate.
The Market Place on a non-market day.
A full view of the Parish Church.
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For more about Cirencester
visit the Cirencester web page on www.cirencester.co.uk
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