Stane Street

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Stane Street is an ancient Roman road in England that historically connected London to Chichester and served as a major route in Roman Britain.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stane Street canonical 9
Dere Street 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman road
ancient road
archaeologicalEvidence road metalling and ditches excavated at multiple points
associatedWith Roman Chichester
Londinium
surface form: Roman London
builtBy Romans
connects Chichester District
surface form: Chichester

London, England
surface form: London
constructionMethod agger and metalled surface
country England
crosses North Downs
Weald
documentedIn antiquarian studies of Roman roads in Britain
followsDirection south-southwest from London
hasAlternativeName London–Chichester Roman road
hasFeature long straight alignments
sections preserved as footpaths and bridleways
sections preserved as modern roads
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument in several sections
hasLanguageOrigin Latin
Old English
historicalPeriod Roman era
locatedIn Roman Britain
nameMeaning stone street
partiallyOverlainBy modern A24 road
modern A29 road
partOf Roman road network in Britain
passesNear Bignor
Bignor Roman Villa
Billingshurst
Dorking
Epsom
Halnaker
Leatherhead
Merton
Ockley
Pulborough
passesThrough Surrey
West Sussex
presentIn historic county of Surrey
historic county of Sussex
region South East England
startsNear London Bridge
terminusA London, England
surface form: London
terminusB Chichester District
surface form: Chichester
usedAs major route in Roman Britain
usedFor military movement in Roman Britain
trade and commerce in Roman Britain

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman roads hasPart Stane Street
Britannia Inferior roadNetworkIncludes Stane Street
this entity surface form: Dere Street
Ockley locatedOn Stane Street
modern A29 road follows Stane Street
modern A29 road overlies Stane Street
modern A29 road usesCorridorOf Stane Street
modern A29 road isSuccessorTo Stane Street