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The Atrebates were an important tribe in Southern England .

The Belgae settled various places in eastern and southern England.

The Brigantes were an important tribe in northern England and the south-east corner of Ireland .

The Caereni who inhabited the north tip of Britain .

The Caledonians inhabited parts of present-day Scotland .

The Cantiaci lived in the area of present-day Kent and give the county its name.

The Coritani also called Corieltauvi inhabited the east midlands and Leicester .

The Cornovii who inhabited the very north tip of Britain .

The Darini lived in northern Ireland and the western portion of Scotland, these became known as Scotti .

The Dobunni lived in the Cotswolds and the Severn valley.

The Dumnonii (also Damnonii ) occupied what are now Devon , Cornwall , Somerset , Strathclyde , and Connacht .

The Durotriges inhabited Dorset and south Wiltshire .

The Iceni , who under Boudica rebelled against the Roman rule of ancient East Anglia .

The Iverni who lived in the County Cork area and gave their name to Ireland

The Manapii lived south of what is now known as Dublin , gave their name to Fermanagh and cognate with the Manapia from the Isle Of Man .

The Novantes of the west and coastal area of Dumfries And Galloway .

The Ordovices who waged guerrilla warfare from the north Wales hills.

The Parisii settled east Yorkshire and Humberside .

The Regnenses of Hampshire .

The Selgovae who inhabited the north of Dumfries And Galloway .

The Silures likewise resisted the Romans in present-day south Wales.

The Trinovantes and the Catuvellauni were tribes neighbouring the Iceni, and who joined in their rebellion.

The Uluti (also known as Volunti) in the north-east of Ireland and Lancashire who gave their name to Ulster .

The Venicones who lived in Fife and south-east Tayside in Scotland.

The Votadini lived in north-east England and south-east Scotland and later formed Gododdin .