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Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook is a Roman road monument in Hertfordshire, England, dating to the Romano-British period. Ermine Street formed one of the principal Roman routes in Britain, running from London northwards through Hertfordshire towards Lincoln and the north. The recorded section includes traces of the road itself along with evidence of settlement activity alongside it, typical of the commercial and social activity that accumulated along major Roman communication routes. The site represents important archaeological evidence of Roman infrastructure and the economic organisation of Romano-British society in the region.
Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1487164. View the official record →
Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook is a Roman road monument in Hertfordshire, England, dating to the Romano-British period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1487164.
Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook 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 1487164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun platform 340m south east of Cheshunt railway station (3.8 km), Theobalds Palace, Waltham Cross (4.2 km), Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Factory (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook '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.
Section of Roman Ermine Street and associated roadside settlement, approximately 84m north of Turnford Brook stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.