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Castle Hill is a knoll located in
The hill is the site of the original settlement, north of the River Cam.Cambridge history
There is evidence of pre-Roman activity, but the
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge becam ...
, England, located in the Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
ward of the city. Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council is the county council of Cambridgeshire, England. The council consists of 61 councillors, representing 59 electoral divisions. The council is based at New Shire Hall at Alconbury Weald, near Huntingdon. It is a me ...
's former headquarters, Shire Hall, are located directly adjacent to Castle Hill.
History
The hill is the site of the original settlement, north of the River Cam.There is evidence of pre-Roman activity, but the
Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
created a town called Duroliponte
Duroliponte or Durolipons was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of what is now the city of Cambridge.
The site of Roman Cambridge is located on Castle Hill, just northwest of the city centre. The fort ( la, castrum) ...
here. It was a convenient place to cross the river. At the time it was at the head of the navigable part of the river, then known as the River Granta. St Peter's Church St. Peter's Church, Old St. Peter's Church, or other variations may refer to:
* St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
Australia
* St Peter's, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
* St Peters Church, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
...
, located halfway up the hill, has some pieces of Roman tile in its walls.
In the Anglo Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo-Saxons happened wit ...
period, the hill was used for defence. In 1068, the Normans built Cambridge Castle
Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally built after the Norman conquest to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the con ...
on the hill. The castle is no longer extant; only Castle Mound
Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally built after the Norman conquest to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conf ...
remains.
Castle Hill is also near Shire Hall.
See also
* Castle Street, southwest of Castle Hill * Honey Hill, also to the southwestReferences
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