Anglo-Saxon greenway

Description of this historic site

An Anglo Saxon trackway dating to the Early Medieval period and referred to as a 'grenan weg' (greenway) in an 11th century charter. The route roughly follows that of Gospel Oak Lane.

Notes about this historic site

1 Referred to as a grenan weg (greenway) of a Bishopton charter of AD 1016. The route runs approximately on the line of Gospel Oak Lane towards the meeting place of Pathlow Hundred; the exact route of the Saxon trackway may differ slightly from that of the modern lane.
2 Illustrative map.

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