Church Stretton History Group - Events

​The recent publication of a book presenting aspects of the history and archaeology of Shropshire, Floreat Salopia, has offered an opportunity to review and reflect on what has been discovered about the county in the Roman period. While opportunities for major archaeological works are limited, much can be achieved through survey and collaboration with community groups, such as metal detectorists, to fill out the relatively patchy understanding of the Roman countryside. There has, however, been an opportunity too to research in the centre of Shropshire's major Roman monument, Wroxeter Roman City, where spectacular discoveries were made in the summer of 2024. Importantly, however, this research and new information has been related to a wider reappraisal of the Roman era in Britain focusing on new areas of study and adding nuances to existing areas that have received a great deal of attention in the past, such as the Roman Army. Study has also benefited from breaking down the silos between the immediate pre-and post-Roman eras to detect continuity and change. As a result, our understanding has gained in nuance even if the quantity of data has not shifted a great deal.