Roman roads in Devon at a glance
Devon, in England, has about 223 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 21 segments. 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. One road here has a well-known name, and the longest is Fosse Way. 7 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 223 kmof Roman road
- 21segments
- 1named road
- 7Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 0 | 0% |
| Conjectured | 221 | 99% |
| Hypothetical | 1.8 | 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 Devon
The longest is the Fosse Way, with 48.1 km of it in Devon.
| Road | Length in Devon (km) |
|---|---|
| Fosse Way | 48.1 |
Roman places in Devon
7 Roman places lie on or beside the roads here. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Isca Dumnoniorum
- Moridunum
- Nemetotacio
- Lapford
- Pomeroy Wood
- Stoke Hill
- Unnamed Roman fort
Towns near Roman roads in Devon
These are the larger towns in Devon 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.
- Exeter
- Newton Abbot
- Heavitree
- Sidmouth
- Honiton
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the Devon boundary. See all data sources and licences.
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Nearby areas with Roman roads
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- Cumbria (478 km)
- Cambridgeshire (409 km)
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- Norfolk (341 km)
- Kent (334 km)
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