Monument record 547/1/1 - Roman Road between Appleton and Stretton - North Cheshire Ridge Roman Road

Scheduled section of Roman road between Appleton and Stretton. Stackyard of School Farm. Excavated by Lymm & District History Society in 1968 when tracing the line of the road from the Lymm intersection of the M6 westwards. Minimum road width of 33ft and probably wider, with a surface of 3-4 inches of gravel underlain by upto 9 inches of sub-angular stones set in soft sand. Shoulder of larger stones (1) (2). Area now covered by car park for village hall, but the line of the ditch is still visible to the SW of the scheduled area and the agger can be seen continuing under the farm buildings. The road surface was seen in road works and in the excavation by the Lymm Society and later when the car park surface was laid down (3).

<1> Lymm & District Local History Society, Various, Lymm & District Local History Society - Newsletter, 1969 6/2-3 Hughes E M (Newsletter). SCH2040.

<2> Various, Cheshire History, 13/1984 Hughes E M (Journal/Periodical). SCH811.

<3> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), SAM 78 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.

<4> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1970-Present, Britannia, 21/283-285 Jermy K E (Journal/Periodical). SCH445.

<5> Matrix Archaeology, 2011, The Masters House, Appleton Thorn, Warrington: Archaeological Evaluation (Client Report). SCH5459.