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The Tern Valley Trail - Wrockwardine's Regal Past

Altered States

St Peter's Parish Church

To secure Britain from Anglo-Saxon incursions, the Romans appear to have appointed local chieftains to help defend some of the more vulnerable parts of their territory and a number of independent kingdoms may have emerged in these areas after their rule ended. Owing to the unstable climate in which these new states arose, many appear to have been short-lived and evidence supporting their existence is scarce.