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Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase is a section of a Roman road connecting the settlements of Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury) in Roman Britain. The road dates to the Roman period, likely established during the first or second century AD as part of the strategic road network that facilitated military movement and commercial traffic across southern Britain. The surviving section preserves evidence of the typical Roman road construction, with traces of the metalled surface and associated features visible in the landscape near Vernditch Chase in Wiltshire. This route formed part of the important arterial network linking major Romano-British centres in the region, demonstrating the systematic infrastructure development characteristic of Roman rule in Britain.
Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013203. View the official record →
Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase is a section of a Roman road connecting the settlements of Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury) in Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013203.
Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury) 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 1013203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows S of Cranborne Farm (7.5 km), Camp at Nine Yews (8.2 km), Two barrows near Ackling Dyke (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman road north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury)'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 north east of Vernditch Chase: part of the Roman road between Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) and Vindocladia (Badbury) stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.