Monument record 0299100000 - VIATORES ROAD 169A
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- ROAD? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0031 km
Plan Form - LINEAR
MAY BE WATLING STREET'S PREDECESSOR & A MAIN DRIVING LINE OF CLAUDIAN INVASION OF AD43. NB WHADDON CHASE GOLD HOARD BESIDE IT. CROSSES LOWER ICKNIELD WAY THROUGH PITSTONE GREEN AT SP935 157; CONTINUES ALONG CHEDDINGTON HIGH ST, B4032 ROAD. NOT INVESTIGATED BEYOND LECKHAMPSTEAD (B1).
NGR'S ETC FROM B1 (B2).
A short linear earthwork on the projected line of a road of Roman date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located 130m north of Thornton Manor and centred at SP 75077 36414. Earthwork is 108m in length and is on the projected course of the road. Recorded in a survey in 1925 as a track to the ford; the ford, and its sluices to control the river flow to allow traffic to pass, was scrapped by 1943 and replaced by three bridges. The road to the south, around the Hall, was moved further away from the house in 1832 and the old course can be seen on the 1814 Ordnance Surveyors’ Drawing of Stony Stratford. (7-11)
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC16294 Bibliographic reference: VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN THE SOUTH-EAST MIDLAN DS PP300-305 & MAPS PP409-412.
- <2>SBC12157 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R MAY 1977.
- <3>SBC2772 Bibliographic reference: CHADBURN A D B 1984 PARISH SURVEY OF LECKHAMPSTEAD PP21,83 (IN CAS FILE 2708).
- <4>SBC2370 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. A418 Wing Bypass Archaeological Assessment Stages 2, 3A & 4A.
- <5>SBC11456 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeotechnics. 1993. Proposed A418 Wing Bypass: Magnetic Susceptibility & Magnetometer Survey.
- <6>SBC23155 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2008. Watching Brief: Warren Court Farm, Little Horwood.
- <7>SBC25967 Aerial Photograph: English Heritage. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RP 3176 11-Oct-1946.
- <8>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7536 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2021 date accessed 18-May-2022.
- <9>SBC26359 Digital archive: Wolverton & District Archaeological Society. Unknown. Thornton Estate: Road Alteration. date accessed 11-Jul-2023.
- <10>SBC26360 Digital archive: Wolverton & District Archaeological Society. Unknown. Thornton Estate: Annotated 1881 map. date accessed 11-Jul-2023.
- <11>SBC26361 Digital archive: Wolverton & District Archaeological Society. Unknown. Thornton Estate: The Estate. date accessed 11-Jul-2023.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8419 2605 (20128m by 23600m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | CHEDDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Aug 31 2023 4:49PM
