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Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park

England
List entry 1005972
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005972
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
TL 94498 78033
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A length of Roman road northeast of Barningham Park is a section of metalled Roman highway preserved in the Suffolk landscape. The road dates to the Roman period of Britain, representing the infrastructure network that connected settlements and military installations across the province. The surviving stretch demonstrates the construction techniques characteristic of Roman roads, with evidence of the distinctive layered foundation and surface materials typical of such routes. Its position within the broader Roman road system reflects the strategic importance of communication networks in maintaining Roman administrative and military control across East Anglia.

Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005972. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park?

A length of Roman road northeast of Barningham Park is a section of metalled Roman highway preserved in the Suffolk landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005972.

Who is responsible for protecting Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park?

Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005972.

What other scheduled monuments are near Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath (2.4 km), Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath (2.8 km), Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way (3.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Hut Hill, Knettishall Heath
2.4 km
Bowl barrow in Brickkiln Covert, Knettishall Heath
2.8 km
Bowl barrow on Rushford Heath 180m west of Peddar's Way
3.2 km
Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation
3.8 km
Bell barrow 420m north west of Park Farm
3.9 km
Roman villa at Stanton Clair
4.1 km
Stanton Upthorpe windmill
5.4 km
Two Pickett-Hamilton forts at Honington airfield, 750m and 1.25km south west of Broomhill Cottages
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park

Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Length of Roman road NE of Barningham Park

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~10.8 milesCaistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~23.7 miles
Domesday entry for Coney Weston, Suffolk →
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