Roman Roads of London

• There were eight Roman Roads radiating out from London.

London Bridge

• It is thought that Watling Street first crossed the Thames by using a ford at low tide at Westminster. It then continued up the Edgeware road, which still points at Westminster.
• In c. 50 CE, the Romans built a wooden bridge on piles across the Thames, which was probably burnt during Boudicca’s Revolt in 60 CE.
• The bridge was then rebuilt, again using wood, allowing the Roman roads south of the Thames, Watling Street and Stane Street, to connect with the roads north of the Thames.
• The wooden Roman bridge was located 100 feet (30m) to the east of the modern London Bridge.

Roman Roads to the North

• Ermine street (A10, A1)
  • to York
• Portway (A30)
  • to Dorchester
• Watling Street (A5)
  • to Wroxeter
• Pye Road (A12, A140)
  • to Colchester and Caistor St Edmund

Roman Roads to the South

• Stane Street (A29)
  • to Chichester
• Watling Street (A2)
  • to Dover
• A Roman Road towards Lewes (A?)
• A Roman Road towards Brighton (A23)

Antonine Itinerary

• The Antonine Itinerary was a Road Map of the Roman Empire possibly dating to 138-161 CE or earlier.
• It is a list of all the Routes of the Roman Empire naming the Stations and giving the distances between them.

• • Iter II
    • Carlisle-London-Richborough
  • Iter III
    • London-Dover
  • Iter IV
    • London-Lympne
  • Iter V
    • London-Carlisle
  • Iter VI
    • London-Lincoln
  • Iter XII
    • London-Chichester
  • Iter XIII
    • London-York
  • Iter IX
    • London-Caistor St Edmund

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