- Alchester is the Site of a Roman town located in the village of Wendlebury, 2 miles (3km) south of Bicester in the County of Oxfordshire. No Remains are visible today.
- Its name was possibly Aelia Castra and it was in the Province of Britannia. It is not to be confused with Alcester, which is in Warwickshire.
History
- Alchester was originally a Roman Fort located on a junction of two Roman Roads, Akeman Street and another Roman road that ran between Silchester and Towcester.
- It was built soon after the Roman Conquest of Britannia in 43 CE by the Legio II Augusta.
- Fragments found during Excavations of the site are preserved in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, but are not on public display.
- The Tombstone of a retired soldier, Lucius Valerius Geminus (79 CE) is on display in the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock.
Roman Roads
- Akeman Street
- Cirencester-Alchester-St. Albans
- A Roman Road
- Silchester-Alchester-Towcester.
Wendlebury near Bicester