Roman road, Alcester.

Description of this historic site

Excavations revealed the remains of a Roman road to the east of Bleachfield Street, Alcester. The road is also visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Construction of a flood barrier in 1970 resulted in an area of the Roman town some 150m by 9-25m being stripped. The excavations revealed a Roman road 4.3m in width running SW from the Stratford-Droitwich road towards the river crossing at Oversley Mill.
2 Air photo.
3 This road also shows on air photographs.
4 Scheduled Monument description.

  • For the sources of these notes, see the
  • Timetrail record
  • produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Locations
Alcester (619)
Subjects
Streets, Roads, and Railway Tracks (349)
Time periods
Romano-British - 43-409 (1194)
Alternative reference number
MWA454

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