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Cade's Road

Cade's Road

Roman road that ran from the Humber to Newcastle, England

54.855944°N 1.571972°W / 54.855944; -1.571972

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Cade's Road is a Roman Road in north-east England.[1] [2] It is named after John Cade of Durham, an 18th-century antiquarian who in 1785 proposed its existence and possible course from the Humber Estuary northwards to the River Tyne, a distance of about 100 miles (160 km). The road's Roman name is unknown. Although evidence exists for such a road on some parts of the proposed route, there is still some doubt regarding its exact course. [1] [3] [4]

Cade's Road near Middleton One Row.

Examples of place names with the suffix "le-Street" : [lower-alpha 2]

Route

From the Humber to the Tees

Cade's Road began at Brough where there was a ferry, a Roman fort and civilian settlement (Petuaria) alongside a major Celtic settlement. The road ran northwards through Thorpe le Street and Market Weighton, before gradually turning westwards (possibly following the line of another Roman road) until it reached York (Roman Eboracum). From York it continued northwards to Thornton-le-Street near Thirsk and on to cross the River Tees (on a stone bridge now gone, but stones of which are incorporated into local buildings)[12] near Middleton St George and Middleton One Row, where 'Pounteys Lane' is possibly named after the Roman Pons Tees (Bridge of Tees).

From the Tees to the Tyne

From the Tees the road heads north through Sadberge and then Great Stainton (also known as Stainton-le-Street) near Sedgefield. The route of the road in the Durham area is unknown, but it is thought the road passed east of Durham City, crossing the River Wear at Kepier.[13] The road ran past the Roman fort of Concangis, located at Chester-le-Street.[14] Concangis is the only known Roman fort on the road between York and Newcastle. From Concangis the road headed north through Birtley to Wrekenton, once a village but now a suburb of Gateshead. From Wrekenton, a branch road, known as the Wrekendyke, headed north-east to the Roman fort and harbour of Arbeia at South Shields. It has been conjectured that the site of a Roman fort exists on the golf course at Wrekenton, but this has never been confirmed. Cade's Road continued north from Wrekenton along Gateshead High Street and crossed the Tyne over the Roman bridge of Pons Aelius (Newcastle upon Tyne). It is not believed that the road continued north of Hadrian's Wall.

See also

References

Notes

  1. Malton Roman Fort was previously known as Derventio Brigantum , see Derventio (disambiguation)
  2. Place names with the suffix "le-Street" were so named because they were on (or near) a Roman road. [5]
  3. The route can be seen heading North to Bullamoor (near Northallerton) and beyond, followed intermittently by a parish boundary. (Drag map down)
  4. The route follows the A1079 North-West towards Hayton and Barmby Moor (West of Pocklington), where the route separated from the modern road and headed slightly North of Wilberfoss towards Low Catton and the Roman fort of Derventio at Stamford Bridge[11]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Selkirk 2001, pp. 212–217.
  2. [2]
    "MYO4439 - Roman Road". York Historic Environment Record. City of York Council. 3 November 2021.
  3. [3]
  4. [4]
  5. [5]
    "Key to English Place-Names : Chester-le-Street". University of Nottingham. [for Chester-le-Street] : "Street" from strēt (Anglian), a Roman road
  6. [6]
    MAGiC MaP : Table of Contents
    • Designations
    • -- Listed Buildings (COLOURED SQUARE)
    • -- Scheduled Monuments (SHADED POLYGON)
    COLOUR MAPPING
    • OS Colour Mapping
  7. [7]
    "MAGiC MaP : Chester-le-Street". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud.
  8. [8]
    MAGiC MaP : Table of Contents
    • Administrative
    • -- Parish Boundary (PURPLE LINE)
    COLOUR MAPPING
    • OS Colour Mapping
  9. [9]
    "MAGiC MaP : Thornton le Street near Thirsk". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud.
  10. [10]
    "MAGiC MaP : Thorpe le Street near Pocklington". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud.
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  12. [12]
    Selkirk (2001) page 217
  13. [13]
    Selkirk (2001) pages 214-217
  14. [14]
    Selkirk (2001) pages 212-213

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