Editing Piercebridge (section)

===Roman===
{{main|Piercebridge Roman Fort}}
The [[Roman Britain|Roman]]s built a fort here to defend the [[Piercebridge Roman Bridge|crossing]] against the [[Brigantes]].<ref name="Durhamwhitewash09"/> The Roman [[castra|fort]] known as ''Morbium'' is now located under the village green. It was sited adjacent to [[Dere Street]], at the point where the [[Roman roads in Britannia|Roman road]] crossed the [[River Tees]]. The fort was occupied continuously from about 70 CE to at least the fifth century. A [[vicus (Rome)|civilian settlement]] was to the east of the fort in Tofts Field.<ref name="ADSromanpiercebridge"/> A Roman [[thermae|bath house]] was incorporated into St Mary's chapel (now on private land).<ref name="KeysStMarysChapel2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.durham-pa.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1550 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070516044500/http://www.durham-pa.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D1550 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2007 |title=Keys to the Past |year=2010 |work=Piercebridge, St. Mary's; site of Medieval chapel. (Piercebridge) |publisher=County Durham |access-date=9 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name="ConservationArea05">{{cite web|url=http://www.darlington.gov.uk/PublicMinutes/Cabinet/August%2030%202005/Item%2013%20Appendix.pdf|title=Darlington.gov.uk|year=2005|work=Piercebridge conservation area character appraisal, consultation draft|publisher=Darlington|access-date=9 March 2010}}</ref> The archaeology television programme ''[[Time Team]]'' was here in 2009, attracted by [[Piercebridge Roman Fort]].<ref name="NorthernEcho2jul09">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/blogs/staff/echomemories/4472760.Time_Team_in_the_area/|title=The Northern Echo|last=Lloyd|first=Chris|date=2 July 2009|work=Piercebridge: Time Team investigates|access-date=9 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927204747/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/blogs/staff/echomemories/4472760.Time_Team_in_the_area/|archive-date=27 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
Following the [[End of Roman rule in Britain|departure of the Romans]] in 410CE, the area in and around the fort remained inhabited for about another century.<ref name="ADSromanpiercebridge">{{cite web|url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/archive/piercebridge_eh_2008/index.cfm?CFID=3604358&CFTOKEN=55364513|title=ADS Archsearch|last=Evans|first=Tim|date=1996–2010|work=Roman Piercebridge ALSF Project Number 4698|access-date=9 March 2010}}</ref> The plain it sits on in the [[Tees Valley]] was the site of [[Battle of Catraeth]]. The kingdom  of Catraeth was composed  of the descendants of the [[Brigantes]].<ref name="Durhamwhitewash09"/>