Concangis
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Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain (Britannia Inferior). Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. It is situated north of the city of Durham and south of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain (Britannia Inferior). Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. It is situated north of the city of Durham and south of Newcastle upon Tyne.
==Name== The name Concangis is Brittonic but of uncertain meaning; it is possibly derived from a root meaning ‘horse’.
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