Possible Roman road from London to Chelmsford (EHER 80645)

Possible Roman road running from London to Chelmsford.

Possible Roman road between London and Chelmsford. Despite a paucity of structural evidence (which is understandable in view of the built-up area and extensive road development), doubts about the site of Iter IX's 'Durolitum' (arbitrarily placed at Romford by Margary and others), and the existence of a possible alternative (see EHER 80644), the route, with its clear termini and strong suggestions of planned alignments, is inherently probable. For full details including bibliography and OS field investigator comments see Ordnance Survey Linear Archive file (RR 3 a), held at NMRC. <1> This source identifies two routes, Iter V and Iter IX, named in the Antoine Itinerary which leave London and pass through Essex. Both, however, are considered to cover the same road between London and Colchester. See source for further details. <2> Information from NRHE data import.