Roman BritainWilderspool
Roman Production Site · Civilian

Wilderspool

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 79763
Site type
Production Site
Category
Civilian
Latitude
53.3728
Longitude
-2.6032
Overview

History & context

A Roman industrial site of the late first century A.D. located at the crossing of the river Mersey.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wilderspool?

A Roman industrial site of the late first century A.D. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a production site site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Wilderspool?

Wilderspool is classified as a Roman production site — a civilian site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Wilderspool?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Roman settlement at Wilderspool (1.2 km), Two sections of Roman road between Appleton and Stretton (4.6 km), Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside features (12.1 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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