Brough-on-Humber

• Brough-on-Humber, also known as Brough, 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 that connected Lincoln with York. The Roman Fort has no visible remains and is an earthwork under the Burrs Playing Field.

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.
• Petuaria is also listed in Iter I of the Antonine Itinerary.

Roman Roads

• Ermine Street
  • York-Brough-Lincoln–London
• Iter I
  • Same as Ermine Street between York and Brough-on-Humber.
• Iter VIII
  • York to London via Ermine Street, Fosse Way and Watling Street

Nearby Sites

• York

Petuaria Roman Fort, Brough on Humber