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The Roman road at Marshbrook is a section of a routeway that formed part of the Roman communications network in Shropshire during the Imperial period. The road runs through the parish of Marshbrook in the south of the county, traversing terrain that would have connected settlements and military installations across the region. Its precise original alignment and full extent have been subject to archaeological investigation and historical analysis, reflecting the importance of Roman road systems in facilitating trade, military movement, and administrative control throughout Roman Britain. The site remains an important archaeological monument documenting Roman infrastructure and landscape management in the Welsh Marches region.
Roman road at Marshbrook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006252. View the official record →
The Roman road at Marshbrook is a section of a routeway that formed part of the Roman communications network in Shropshire during the Imperial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006252.
Roman road at Marshbrook 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 1006252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Barn moat (3.9 km), Westhope moat and fishpond (4.4 km), Cheney Longville ringwork (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman road at Marshbrook's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman road at Marshbrook stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.