Monument record 0187800000 - WATLING STREET (ROAD 1E)

Summary

Route of major Roman road known as Watling Street

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Type and Period (1)

  • ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0062 km
Plan Form - LINEAR
ST ALBANS-TOWCESTER SECTION. JUST BEFORE LT BRICKHILL PRESENT A5 BENDS N FOR 440YDS & RESUMES NW LINE. PARISH BOUNDARIES FOLLOW ROAD ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY. NEW ALIGNMENT FOLLOWED FOR 7.5 MILES TO STONY STRATFORD. STRAIGHT THROUGH LOUGHTON (B1).
FURTHER DETAIL & MAP (B2).
NGR'S FROM MAPS ETC IN B1-2 (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC8169 Bibliographic reference: MARGARY I D 1973 ROMAN ROADS IN BRITAIN; 3RD EDITION PP173-175.
  • <2>SBC16299 Bibliographic reference: VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN THE SOUTH-EAST MIDLANDS PP24-31 & MAPS PP365-366.
  • <3>SBC11912 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) DEC 1977.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 85383 35956 (14497m by 10028m)
Civil Parish SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2015 7:15PM

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