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| Name: | Roman Road section between Thornton-le-Street and Thirsk |
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| NY SMR Number: | MNY191 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Last edited: | May 11 2021 1:34PM |
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Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Thirsk and Sowerby Conservation Area
- Scheduled Monument 31348: Medieval settlement at Thornton-le-Street
| Grid Reference: | SE 413 861 |
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| Parish: | Thirsk [2152]; Hambleton |
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| Thornton-le-Street [2158]; Hambleton |
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Monument Type(s):
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Other References/Statuses
- AMIE Reference / HOB UID: 918835 THIRSK
- National Monuments Record: SE48NW17
- National Monuments Record: SE48SW21
- Old Sites & Monuments Record Number: 118.01
Full description
LENGTH OF ROAD ON THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROMAN ROAD FROM THE TEES SOUTH. PLACE NAMES INCLUDE STREET HOUSES AND THORNTON LE STREET. THE AGGER IS PARTICULARLY WELL PRESERVED IN THE AREA OF THE DMV OF THORNTON LE STREET. THIS WAS SECTIONED BY MORRIS; NOTES IN YAS ARCHIVES. Excavated by: SVM (1950) (1,2) (A note on the OS Card dated 1972 SE48NW5 states insufficient evidence to support a Roman site and that Morris was an unreliable informant).
Research into the route of the Roman Road was conducted as part of the Roads to the Past project at Thornton le Street. The research discusses historic research and excavations. Both the research and recent excavations suggested that the current A168 follows the route of the Roman Road along the southern boundary of the scheduled Area. The excavations found that the earthwork which runs throught the scheduled area in Mill Field at Thornton le Street is of Medieval and Post Medieval date. (3) A compliation of research on the project includes a chapter on roads. (4)
<1> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE48NW11 (Card Index). SNY1.
<2> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE48NW5 (Card Index). SNY1.
<3> Solstice Heritage, 11/2019, Roads to the Past: The Archaeology of Thornton-le-Street (Report). SNY23678.
<4> Thornton Le Street History Group, 2020, Thornton le Street. Through the Archives. A Compilation of research and Transcription from the Roads to the Past Project (Report). SNY23679.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE48NW11. |
| <2> | SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE48NW5. |
| <3> | SNY23678 - Report: Solstice Heritage. 11/2019. Roads to the Past: The Archaeology of Thornton-le-Street. Brightman, J; Williams, S; Snowden, T; Talbot, A. Digital. 2020/07/21. |
| <4> | SNY23679 - Report: Thornton Le Street History Group. 2020. Thornton le Street. Through the Archives. A Compilation of research and Transcription from the Roads to the Past Project. Digital. 2020/07/21. |
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