 Duropolis in c. 2023 | |
  Shown within Dorset | |
| Location | Winterborne Kingston |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°47′N 2°13′W / 50.78°N 2.21°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 320,000 sq metres |
| History | |
| Builder | Durotriges tribe |
| Founded | 100 BCE |
| Abandoned | c. 70 CE |
| Periods | Iron Age |
| Associated with | Durotriges |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2008; 2015-17 |
| Public access | No |
Duropolis is the name of an archaeological site at Winterborne Kingston in the English county of Dorset, believed to be the remains of the first planned town in Britain. The site's first discoveries were made in 2008 led by co-directors Miles Russell and Paul Cheetham.[1] The 32,000 square metres (340,000 sq ft) Iron Age settlement is believed to date to around 100 BCE, making it 70 years older than the Roman town of Silchester.[2]
- ^ Simon de Bruxelles (17 July 2015). "Pre-Roman town of Duropolis found under Dorset fields". The Times, UK. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Zachary Davies Boren (17 July 2015). "Duropolis: The newly discovered Iron Age settlement that may be Britain's oldest town". The Independent. Retrieved 17 July 2015.