Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner

Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner

England
List entry 1005645
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005645
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.28 hectares
Grid reference
SU 19728 33138
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman road between the A30 main road and Winterslow Corner is a scheduled ancient monument in Wiltshire that forms part of the network of metalled routes constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain. The road survives as an earthwork feature and represents the characteristic engineering of Roman road construction, which typically incorporated layers of stone and gravel to ensure durability across the landscape. Its alignment and physical remains provide evidence of Roman communications infrastructure in this region of southern England, connecting settlements and facilitating trade and military movement during the Roman period.

Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005645. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner?

The Roman road between the A30 main road and Winterslow Corner is a scheduled ancient monument in Wiltshire that forms part of the network of metalled routes constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner?

Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner 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 1005645.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm (5 km), Milford Hill Bridge (5.1 km), Harnham Bridge (6.6 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner

Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.