The Cornovīī were a Celtic people of the Iron Age and Roman Britain, who lived principally in the modern English counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, north Staffordshire, north Herefordshire and eastern parts of the Welsh counties of Flintshire, Powys and Wrexham. Their capital in pre-Roman times was probably a hillfort on the Wrekin. Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography names two of their towns: Deva Victrix (Chester) and Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter), which became their capital under Roman rule.
Remains of the Roman hypocaust system at Viroconium
The ruins of the Roman city Viroconium at Wroxeter
Shropshire is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the Welsh border. It is bordered by Wrexham County Borough and Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south and Powys to the west. The largest settlement is Telford, and Shrewsbury is the county town.
Image: Church Stretton beyond Townbrook Valley, Long Mynd, Shropshire
Image: Shrewsbury Market Hall and clock tower geograph.org.uk 3711724
Image: The Iron Bridge, Side Angled View
The Shropshire bulla or sun pendant