Monument record WTH 007 - Possible Rom road - Margary's route 24 (R1) Colchester to Cambridge via Wixoe (S1).
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6366 4723 (3160m by 878m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL64NW |
| Civil Parish | WITHERSFIELD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Possible Rom road - Margary's route 24 (R1) Colchester to Cambridge via Wixoe (S1).
March 1971: "Course of Rom road seen as gravel spread by (S E West) CA" (Proc Cambridge Antiq Soc?) at TL 6505 4680, as marked on HER record map by S E West also possibly visible at stream edge at TL 6554 4678 (S2). Cambs section of this road known as "Wool Street" (R1). Note sketch section of (? same) Rom road at Withersfield - see Misc Rom, and also note alternative routes suggested by OS (S3).
Mapping based on Suffolk Archaeological Service research.
Roman road, RR 24 (Margary), Godmanchester-Colchester - For full details including bibliography and OS field investigator comments see Ordnance Survey Linear Archive file (RR 24), held at NMRC (Taken from NRHE record).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF11456 (No record type): Moore I E et al, The Archaeology of Roman Suffolk, 1988, 29.
- <R1> SSF16609 (No record type): Proc Camb Antiq Soc, 56-57, 1965, 42-60.
- <R2> SSF10755 (No record type): Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd ed). Margary I D, Roman Roads in Britain, 1973, (3rd ed), London.
- <S2> SSF22984 (No record type): West S E, 1971.
- <S3> SSF2787 (No record type): BSEMH, Correspondents 6 inch record map, Suffolk 70 NW, OS entry (DG), undated.
- <S4> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 23 2021 1:20PM