Roman road through Proud's Farm (EHER 7337)

The possible course of Roman road forming part of a possible route from Braughing (Hertfordshire) to Wixoe (Suffolk). he road consisted of 137m of an agger 4.5m wide, a small area of flint at Proud's Farm, a layer of metalling in the right bank of the River Chelmer and a continuation across the river along the parish boundary to a junction with Roman Road 300.

Possible course of Roman road forming part of a possible route from Braughing, Herts, to Wixoe, Suffolk. <1> This route extends south-westwards, see EHER 7310, and north-eastwards, see EHER 7336. <2>. Short sections of this road were visible as cropmarks and were mapped as part of the NMP <3>, further sections were also mapped in 2008 <4><5> NRHE data import: Some 1.5 km of a probably Roman road has been noted. At TL 601 322 an agger about 137m long and 4.5m wide was seen; at TL 6046 3264 at Proud's Farm a small area of flint surfacing was found. In the eroded right bank of the River Chelmer at TL 606 328 a layer of metalling was exposed. Cropmarks indicate a continuation across the river along the parish boundary to a junction at TL 611 332 with RR 300. It is suggested that the road may be a continuation or RR 34a. <6>