- Worcester is a cathedral and university city located on the river Severn in the County of Worcestershire, 30 miles (48km) southeast of Birmingham. Royal Worcester Porcelain has been made here since 1751, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce since 1837.
- It was possibly known to the Romans as Vertis, which would have overlooked a ford on the Severn where the tidal river stopped.
Roman Town
- Historians consider Worcester to be the probable site of ‘Vertis’, but very little evidence of a Roman town remains, as the Medieval city has been built over the site.
- A few Roman coins and pottery are the only Remains to have been found.
- The name Vertis is derived from the Ravenna Cosmography, a list of Place Names in the Roman Empire.
- Its position on the Roman road between Droitwich and Gloucester makes it the most likely candidate.
Worcester Cathedral