Monument record 627/1 - Roman Road - Warrington to Wigan

Possible section of Roman road revealed 140m N. of St Elphin's Church. Composed of a compact layer containing a rusted iron artefact & several abraded sherds of red coarse ware. It is 1.5m below present ground surface & topped by a layer of varying thickness of grey sand with dark soil containing pottery of various periods. The layer increased in thickness from 20 to 100m across the trench & was formed of large pebbles, broken sandstone & gravel. Lay on a 150mm layer of softyellow sand. Alignment could not be determined but is suggested as part of the agger of Warrington-Wigan road (Margary 70b) (1). This is not on the alignment of road 614/1.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, Various, CBA Group 5 Archaeological Newsletter, 24/12 Green D M 1974 (Newsletter). SCH547.

<2> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1970-Present, Britannia, 6/239 Wilson D R 1975 (Journal/Periodical). SCH445.