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The section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument preserving evidence of Roman communications infrastructure in Gloucestershire. Dating to the Roman period, the road represents part of the network that connected settlements and military installations across the province of Britannia. The visible remains consist of the metalled surface and underlying construction layers characteristic of Roman road engineering, which typically comprised cambered stone and gravel foundations. This monument contributes to understanding the extent and maintenance of Roman road systems in the Severn Valley region during the occupation of Britain.
Section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004868. View the official record →
The section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument preserving evidence of Roman communications infrastructure in Gloucestershire.
Section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge 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 1004868.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway Bridge (0.1 km), Soudley camp, Lower Soudley (2 km), Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge'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 road at Blackpool Bridge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.