The first towns in Britain were developed after the Romans arrived. During the Iron Age the largest settlements were probably about the size of a large village. Within 100 years of the Roman invasion many towns developed in Britain including London (called Londinium in Roman times) and Bath (Aqua Sulis). The nearest Roman town to modern day Bristol was at Sea Mills and was called Abona. Abona was a small town and port that probably started as a vicus to a Roman fort.
Roman townhouses varied depending on the wealth of the people who lived in them. Wealthy townspeople lived in houses that were very much like the rural villas with underfloor heating and mosaic floors. The less wealthy tended to live in apartments above or behind shops. Many townhouses had running water that was supplied to the house through lead pipes. http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Romelife.html#HOUSES http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/romans/towns.htm
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