Anglian settlement of Eoforwic

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The Anglian settlement of Eoforwic was the early medieval Anglo-Saxon town that developed on the site of Roman Eboracum and later evolved into the city of York.

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Anglian settlement of Eoforwic canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon town
early medieval settlement
historic settlement
approximateEndCentury 9th century
approximateStartCentury 5th century
6th century
archaeologicalStratumOf York
builtOver Roman urban fabric of Eboracum
countryInPresentDay United Kingdom
countyInPresentDay North Yorkshire
culture Anglian
Anglo-Saxon
linked to: Anglo-Saxons
developedOnSiteOf Eboracum
Roman Eboracum
linked to: Eboracum
followedBy Viking Jorvik
linked to: Jórvík
hasEvidenceFrom archaeology
historical texts
hasModernSuccessor York
hasNameInOldEnglish Eoforwic
hasToponymicLegacyIn name York
hasUrbanContinuityWith Roman Eboracum
linked to: Eboracum

medieval York
linked to: City of York
historicalRole transition phase between Roman Eboracum and medieval York
languageUsed Old English
locatedIn Britain
linked to: England

England
Northumbria
York
nameDerivedFrom Eboracum
partOf Kingdom of Northumbria
partOfHistoricalDevelopmentOf York
predecessorOf city of York
medieval York
region northern England
linked to: Northern England
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism
Christianity
servedAs ecclesiastical centre of Northumbria
political centre of Northumbria
royal centre of Northumbria
timePeriod Anglo-Saxon period
early Middle Ages
urbanType walled town

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Eboracum succeededBy Anglian settlement of Eoforwic