Monument record MLI50580 - Roman Road from Lincoln to Burgh le Marsh
Summary
West Lindsey section of the Roman road from Lincoln to Burgh le Marsh.
Type and Period (2)
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Full Description
This section of this road runs from Lincoln to Newball. From the east gate of Lincoln, a main road was laid out apparantly with the dual purpose of giving direct access to the Wolds district to the north-east, and then, by swinging round through east to south-east, to approach the northern shore of the Wash, at a point almost opposite the terminus of Peddars Way, at Holme on the Norfolk coast. Leaving Lincoln by the Wragby Road, the alignment is followed rigidly, slightly east or north-east for 6 miles to Langworth, as a fine raised road, and parish boundaries accompany it. Just before the railway crossing is reached, the present road diverges slightly to the south and the alignment is marked by a hedgerow with clear traces of the agger, running behind the houses of the village to the point where a stream crosses it. Just beyond this the main road comes on to the line again as far as Bullington. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1094 Bibliographic Reference: Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition). No.27, pp.238-40, fig.7a.
- <2> SLI1093 Bibliographic Reference: J.B. Whitwell. 1992. Roman Lincolnshire. pp.51, 75, 139, fig.7A.
- <3> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NE: O, A, D.
- <4> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 07 NE: 13.
- <5> SLI261 Article in Serial: FEACHAM, R.W.. 1966. ANTIQUITY. vol.40, p.145.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0259 7453 (9124m by 5215m) Centre |
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Civil Parish | NETTLEHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | NEWBALL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | STAINTON BY LANGWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | SUDBROOKE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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