 Cornhill and Ludgate Hill provided a defensible site near a point on the river both deep enough for the era's ships and narrow enough to be bridged; Londinium (London) grew up around the Walbrook on the north bank around the year 47.Boudica's Iceni razed the settlement in  60 or 61 but it was soon rebuilt and, following the completion of its bridge, it grew to become the provincial capital of the island.The next Roman bridges upstream were at Staines on the Devil's Highway between Londinium and Calleva (Silchester).