Brough

• Brough, also known as Brough-on-Humber, is a town on the River Humber in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
• It was a Roman Fort called Petuaria, Capital of the Parisii Tribe, which guarded the river crossing on the road that connected Lincoln with York. The Roman Fort is an Earthwork that lies next to Brough Castle.

Humber Ferry Crossing

• It was located at the northern end of the Humber river crossing that connected the Roman Road Ermine Street between Lincoln and York.

Roman Roads

• Ermine Street
  • York-Brough-Lincoln–London
• Iter I
  • Same route as Dere Street between High Rochester and Brough-on-Humber

Nearby Sites

• York

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