Iceni
Village
The Iceni Village
is a place for all the family. This
historical village can be fun and also
educational for all ages. It is
situated in Norfolk, in a small village
of Cockley Cley near Swaffham and is open
from April to October (variable),
11am-5:30pm with extended opening
10am-5:30pm during July and August.
For more information please telephone the
Iceni Village on 01760 724588 or 01760
721339.
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The Iceni Village
is a reconstruction of the type of
village occupied by a British tribe, the
Iceni, shortly before the Roman
occupation-about 2,000 years ago.
The Iceni lived in the northern part of
what is now called East Anglia.
They probably entered the area some time
in the last few centuries before
Christ. Their territory came under
Roman rule after the invasion of Claudius
in 43AD. They staged an
unsuccessful rebellion in 60-61AD: after
that we have no record of them.
Culturally, they belonged to the Iron
Age-that is, they could smelt iron and
work it into weapons and utensils, often
with great skill, but they were
illiterate. There is archaeological
evidence that around the time of Christ
there was a settlement at Cockley Cley.
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