High Cross

• High Cross is the name of a crossing point of two Roman roads, which is located one mile (2km) west of the village of Claybrooke Magna in the County of Leicestershire. It is considered to be the centre of Roman Britain.
• It was the site of the Roman Fort of Venonis at the junction of Fosse Way and Watling Street. There are no visible remains.

Battle of Watling Street

• The Battle took place between 60-61 CE, but the Battle Site is only known to have been located somewhere along Watling Street between Wroxeter and London.
• Possible Sites are thought to include Mancetter (Manduessedum), High Cross (Venonis) and Towcester (Lactodorum).

Roman Roads

• Watling Street
  • Wroxeter-High Cross-London
• Iter II
  • same route as Watling Street
• Fosse Way
  • Lincoln-High Cross-Exeter
• Iter VI
  • London to Lincoln avoiding Ermine Street
• Iter VIII
  • York to London via Ermine Street, Fosse Way and Watling Street

Location of High Cross