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Stane Street is a Roman road section dated to the 1st century AD, forming part of the imperial highway network that connected Chichester to London. This 300-yard stretch preserved in Roman Woods represents a significant example of Roman road engineering in southern Britain, maintaining its characteristic cambered surface and metalled construction. The road operated as a major commercial and military route during the Roman occupation of Britain, facilitating movement of goods and troops across the Sussex Weald. The survival of this particular section provides archaeological evidence of Roman infrastructure and settlement patterns in the region during the Roman period.
Section of Stane Street 300yds (275m) in length in Roman Woods is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005837. View the official record →
Stane Street is a Roman road section dated to the 1st century AD, forming part of the imperial highway network that connected Chichester to London. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005837.
Section of Stane Street 300yds (275m) in length in Roman Woods 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 1005837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alfoldean Roman site (0.6 km), Ringwork in Broomhall Copse (4.3 km), Moated site 200m west of Graylands Copse (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Stane Street 300yds (275m) in length in Roman Woods'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 Stane Street 300yds (275m) in length in Roman Woods stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.