Monument record BSG 003 - Sectioned length of a Roman road.
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Summary
Sectioned length of road, 1750m long, last 400m to N uncertain alignment.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9226 5926 (205m by 1462m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL95NW |
| Civil Parish | BRADFIELD ST GEORGE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Length of road, 1750m long, last 400m to N uncertain alignment. Formerly thought to continue as RGH 016 to N though this now seen as Post Medieval enclosure road only. Possibly heading for Stanton Chare villa site. Section dug at TL 9233 5930, road 7m wide, ditched on each side (S1)(S2). Stream bed hardened in line with this to form a ford (S3).
Notes of a survey and excavation undertaken of the road from October 1973 to February 1974 (S4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 33, 1974, 212.
- <S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 33, 1975, 311-313 (ill).
- <S3> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL95NW15.
- <S4> SSF62746 Unpublished document: Baker, M. & Oxburrow, G.. 1974. A Roman Road at Bradfield St George.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2026 1:21PM