Pye Road is a Roman road running from the capital of the Iceni at Venta Icenorum ( Caistor St Edmund near Norwich) to the original Roman provincial capital and legionary base at Camulodunum ( Colchester). The road was later extended, connecting it to the new provincial capital north of the bridge over the Thames at Londinium ( London), although that part of the route is also known by the name the Great Road. [1]
Route
The road runs from Venta Icenorum ( Caistor St Edmund) to Camulodunum ( Colchester), partly sharing a route with the A140 road. [2] Between Colchester and London, the path of the former gravel road is not as certain, but it is believed to follow Ilford's High Street, Romford Road (A118), a now unpaved route through the present Olympic Park, and then the line of Whitechapel Road to Aldgate in the northeast corner of the City of London. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Hagger, Nicholas (2012). A View of Epping Forest. Alresford: CPI Group for O-Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84694-587-8.
- ^ "Ancient Landscape according to Tom Williamson". Archived from the original on 5 May 2005.
- ^ Chaffey, Gareth (2011). "Learning Legacy: Lessons Learned from the London 2012 Games construction project" (PDF). Olympic Delivery Authority. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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