Monument record 436/1/0 - King Street Roman Road - Margary Route 70a

<1> Margary, I. D., 1973, Roman Roads in Britain, p.302-303 (Book). SCH2903.

King Street Roman Road. Traced from Warrington to Sandbach for eighteen miles. Margary road number 70a. First traced by Margary at Elworth to the west of Sandbach (436/1/9) as a ridge in a field almost parallel with and east of the present road. It is uncertain what the actual course was to the south-east, though from its general direction it is probable that the road was designed to reach the Roman settlement at Chesterton, near Newcastle under Lyme, and may have done so by the present road from Sandbach to Rode Heath, near Alsager, which follows high ground and is very direct. Northwest from Elworth the road runs through Middlewich, but is covered by canal works and industrial development. From here it runs straight for four miles to Broken Cross near Over Street on the eastern side of Northwich. Then continues north-west through Wincham, but is obliterated by saltworks, then up to Marston Church and Marston Hall to join the angle of the present road south of Great Budworth. This road then runs directly to Frankley and Stretton and then on to the Roman settlement at Wilderspool.