Wihtlac's Ford (possible site)
Description of this historic site
A second possible, but less likely, site of a ford, known as Withlac's Ford, dating from the Roman and Medieval periods. It is a crossing point over Hay Brook on the line of the Roman Ryknield Street. It is known from documentary evidence and is located east of Wixford.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Possible site for the Wihtlac’s Ford mentioned in 1086, but probably less likely than the site west of Wixford. This site is the crossing point of the Roman Ryknield Street over the Hay Brook.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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