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Around AD 90, what is now Corbridge was chosen as the site for a major Roman fort, likely called Coria, built to guard a bridge over the River Tyne. This first fort, made with turf ramparts and timber buildings, was destroyed by fire in AD 105. A new fort was quickly constructed with a significantly altered layout, keeping only the headquarters in its original spot. It housed a different garrison and space for 1,000 infantrymen, but by AD 125 the troops had moved to newer forts along Hadrian’s Wall a few miles north. Coria, however, continued as a lively community until the end of Roman Britain in the early 5th century.