Roman roads in United Kingdom at a glance
United Kingdom has about 11,574 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 1,367 segments. That puts it 8th among the 39 countries with Roman roads in the dataset. None of it is classed as certain: almost all of it is conjectured, so the line on the map is a best estimate of the course rather than a surveyed route. 6 roads here have a well-known name, and the longest is Ermine Street. 377 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 11,574 kmof Roman road
- 1,367segments
- 6named roads
- 377Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 0 | 0% |
| Conjectured | 11,436 | 99% |
| Hypothetical | 138 | 1% |
Certain: well documented, mapped to within about 50 to 200 m. Conjectured: known road, course less precisely documented. Hypothetical: route not pinned down, or existence uncertain.
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Named Roman roads in United Kingdom
The longest is the Ermine Street, with 418 km of it in United Kingdom.
| Road | Length in United Kingdom (km) |
|---|---|
| Ermine Street | 418 |
| Fosse Way | 372 |
| Watling Street | 352 |
| Dere Street | 273 |
| Akeman Street | 119 |
| Stane Street | 93.3 |
Roman places in United Kingdom
377 Roman places lie on or beside the roads here. These 60 are the most important. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Londinium
- Verulamium
- Derventio
- Durobrivae (Water Newton)
- Mamucio
- Bremetennacum Veteranorum
- Ariconium
- Durovernum
- Calleva
- Durno(no)varia
- Korinion
- Deva
- Letocetum
- Vindocladia
- Combretovium
- Wheathampstead
- Duroliponte
- Eburacum
- Lindinis
- Luguvalium
- Braughing
- Caesaromagus
- Isca Dumnoniorum
- Magnis
- Templebrough
- Magiovinium
- Tomen y mur
- Lactodorum
- Venta
- Col. Glevum
- Milecastle 22 (Portgate)
- Venonis
- Baldock
- Cunetio
- Derventio
- Durobrivae
- Low Borrowbridge
- Navio
- Ratae
- Sandy
- Alchester
- Blestium
- Brocavum
- Col. Camulodunum
- Ilkley (Verbeia?)
- Moridunum
- Strutt's Park Roman fort
- Wimpole Lodge
- Caersws
- Calcaria
- Coccium?
- Danum?
- Isurium
- Kingscote
- Lower Lea
- Noviomagus
- Pennocrucium
- Viroconium
- Wandel
- Alabum
Towns near Roman roads in United Kingdom
These are the larger towns in United Kingdom that lie within 5 km of a Roman road line on the map (not counting the hypothetical lines). Being close to a Roman road does not make a town Roman, but it shows where the old routes still pass by today.
- London
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Sheffield
- Leeds
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the United Kingdom boundary. See all data sources and licences.