Monument record 686/1 - Roman Road in Weaverham

<1> Cheshire County Council, 1974, County Treasures Record, 4/A.156 (Index). SCH1000.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ67SW13 (Index). SCH2487.

Fragments of a Roman road found in St Mary's churchyard, Weaverham.

<3> Thompson Watkin W. T., 1886, Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester, p.45 - 46 (Book). SCH2878.

A minor roman road route researched by Mr Kirk in 1885, described by Thomson Watkin. Begins at a field west of Crabtree Green lane, probably found to cross the River Weaver at Saltersford and to have continued until it met with the Roman road from Northwich to Warrington. Mr Kirk says that the line of the road points a little to the W of Weaverham Church tower. No details of actual physical remains being found in this account

<4> Bebbington, Charles E, 1939, The Parish Church of Weaverham and its Registers, p.212-213 (Article in Journal). SCH8559.

Reference to two branches of Watling street passing throught the churchyard. When the church was being restored in 1876, a Roman Causeway was found cutting diagonally across the present chancel. A drawing of the plan of Weaverham church marks the line of the road. Author also references a Roman Road found 39 yards east of the church, a paper about which was given to the society in 1929.

<5> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 83/162 Waddelove A C & E 1985 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

Reference to a TLCAS journal (1939) with a drawing of Weaverham church which purports to show the line of the road crossing under the chancel, as found during renovation work in 1876. Suggested as evidence for a Roman road running between Crabtree green and Weaverham

<6> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol 47 p.122-3 (1929) (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

Summary of a visit to Weaverham Churchyard to see the part of the Roman road recently brough to light by Mr Bebbington. Reference to an interesting report on the Roman road through the Weaverham District