- Corbridge is a village, located 16 miles (25km) west of Newcastle, in the County of Northumberland.
- It was a Roman Fort named either Corstopitum or Coria, built in c.85 CE to guard the Bridge carrying Dere Street over the River Tyne.
History
- Corstopitum was occupied between c.85-c.408 CE and grew to become a Fort within a Town.
- Corbridge was possibly the tidal limit of the Tyne in Roman times, and so would have acted as a forward supply base for Hadrian's Wall acting in conjunction with barges from the North Sea base at South Shields.
- Today the Tidal limit is several miles downstream at Wylam Bridge.
Corbridge Hoard
- The Corbridge Hoard is a collection of Roman Legionary body armour and weapons dating between 122-138 CE, and found at the Roman Fort of Corbridge, near Hadrian’s Wall.
- It was discovered in a chest on the site of the old Roman Fort in 1964 CE.
- The Hoard is housed in two locations: Corbridge Roman Town Museum and The Great North Museum Hancock in Newcastle.
Roman Sites
- Corbridge Roman Town
- The site has been excavated and visitors can walk around the Remains.
Museums
- Corbridge Roman Town Museum
- The museum contains Finds from the site including the Corbridge Hoard.
Roman Roads
- Dere Street
- Stanegate
- Carlisle-Corbridge
- Iter I
- Same route as Dere Street between High Rochester and Brough-on-Humber
Nearby Sites
- Hadrian's Wall
- South Shields Roman Fort (Arbeia)
- Wallsend Roman Fort (Segedunum)
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Pons Aelius)
Corbridge Roman Town