Location :
Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire
South Northamptonshire, Daventry, Rugby, Harborough, Blaby
Bitteswell with Bittesby, Lutterworth, Claybrooke Parva, Ullesthorpe, Sharnford, Monks Kirby, Towcester, Norton, Kilsby, Watford, Crick, Welton, Cold Higham, Nether Heyford, Stowe IX Churches, Weedon Bec, Dodford, Brockhall, Pattishall, Bugbrooke, Long Buckby, Whilton, Yelvertoft, Lilbourne, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Churchover, Newton and Biggin
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| Summary : Watling Street was one of the major Roman roads which linked Dover with Wroxeter, via Canterbury, London, St Albans and Towcester. This is the Towcester - High Cross section.This section of the road (RR 1F) runs from Towcester to High Cross. It passed through Towcester (Lactodorum) [SP 6948] and in a northerly direction went near Pattishall [SP 6654], through the cross-roads at Geese Bridge [SP 6556] on to Weedon [SP 6359] where it crosses the River Nene. From here it passed west of Brockhall [SP 6262] to the next Roman settlement Bannaventa [SP 6164]; then it continues near Crick and Kilsby [SP 5722], through the Roman settlement of Tripontium at Caves Inn [SP 5379], on to Gibbet Hill [SP 5280], near Lutterworth and finally to Venonae at High Cross [SP 4788]. |