Watling Street

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Roman road ancient road historic route

Watling Street is an ancient major Roman road in Britain that ran from Dover through London toward Wroxeter, forming one of the principal routes across Roman and later medieval England.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman road → ancient road → historic route →
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Watling Street (AD 60 or 61) → Boudican revolt campaign routes →
connects	Dover → Kent → London → Shropshire NERFINISHED → Wroxeter →
country	United Kingdom →
crosses	River Medway at Rochester → River Thames at London →
culturalDesignation	one of the four great Roman roads of Britain →
followsEarlierRoute	pre-Roman trackway →
hasHeritageStatus	scheduled monument (in various sections) →
hasRouteDirection	generally southeast–northwest →
languageOfName	English →
laterUsedBy	Anglo-Saxons → Normans →
locatedIn	Britain → England → Roman Britain → medieval England →
maintainedBy	Roman authorities in Britain (historically) →
modernEquivalent	A2 road → A5 road → parts of the M1 motorway corridor →
namedAfter	Old English personal or tribal name "Wæcel" or "Wæcling" (disputed) →
partOf	Itinerary II of the Antonine Itinerary → Roman road network in Britain →
passesThrough	Canterbury area → Dover → Dunstable → London → Rochester → Roxeter → St Albans → Towcester →
referencedIn	Anglo-Saxon charters → medieval English chronicles →
significantFor	Roman military logistics in Britain → medieval long-distance travel → trade and communication in Roman Britain →
terminus	Dover → London → Wroxeter →
usedDuring	Anglo-Saxon period → Roman period → medieval period →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Roman roads →	hasPart