Limes Britannicus rapidly to the west and north. Many regions of Britain continued to be governed by the Roman model even after the Romans left, but this practice soon ceased with the continuous encroachment of Anglo-Saxon renegades. With the collapse of the old administrative districts into independent small kingdoms, the jointly maintained provincial army also lost its Roman character. Four years after the Roman invasion, the conquered territory extended roughly as far as a line from Exeter " (Isca Dumnoniorum) " to Lincoln " (Lindum Colonia)", an important intra-Britannic transport hub. Around 55 AD the main camp of the "Legio II Augusta"
Southern England Chalk Formation Southern England Chalk Formation The Chalk Formation of Southern England is a system of chalk downland in the south of England. The formation is perhaps best known for Salisbury Plain, the location of Stonehenge, the Isle of Wight, and the twin ridgeways of the North Downs and South Downs. The North Downs are confined chiefly to the counties of Kent and Surrey, and the South to Sussex. Each forms a well-defined long range springing from the chalk area of Dorset and Hampshire, to which, though broken up into a great number of short ranges and groups of hills, the general