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Mareham Lane

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Mareham Lane is an unclassified road between Graby and Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 10.6 miles (17.1 km) long.

The Roman Road

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For most of its length Mareham Lane follows the route of a minor Roman road, and the name is also used for that Roman road from Bourne to the original ford at Sleaford[1] and perhaps on to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia).[2][3]

Margary numbers

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Ivan Margary allocated the following Margary numbers in his classification scheme:[4]

  • RR260 Bourne-Sleaford
  • RR262 Sleaford-Bracebridge Heath

Route details

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Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources)
OS Grid Ref Notes
Footpath to Cawthorpe 52°46′53″N 0°22′37″W / 52.78136°N 0.37688°W / 52.78136; -0.37688 (Footpath to Cawthorpe) TF095216 King street deviates from modern A15, to go through Stainfield to Ancaster. Start of Roman Mareham Lane
Old Beck culvert 52°49′59″N 0°22′56″W / 52.833°N 0.382338°W / 52.833; -0.382338 (Old Beck culvert) TF090273 Bottom of Windmill Hill, Rippingale.
Start of linear Roman alignment on OS map
Layby at Graby 52°50′45″N 0°22′45″W / 52.84589°N 0.379076°W / 52.84589; -0.379076 (Layby at Graby) TF092288 Modern A15 straightened in the late 20th century.
Roman alignment continues into lay-by
Footpath to Graby Lane 52°50′52″N 0°22′42″W / 52.8479°N 0.37839°W / 52.8479; -0.37839 (Footpath to Graby Lane) TF093290 Roman alignment continues across field as public footpath
Graby Lane 52°51′06″N 0°22′34″W / 52.85179°N 0.376201°W / 52.85179; -0.376201 (Graby Lane) TF094294 End of footpath.
Start of Modern Mareham Lane
Ford 52°51′33″N 0°22′32″W / 52.85909°N 0.375624°W / 52.85909; -0.375624 (Ford) TF094303
Dry Ford 52°53′28″N 0°22′31″W / 52.891069°N 0.375180°W / 52.891069; -0.375180 (Dry Ford) TF094338 Seasonally intermittent Stream, sometimes appears across road.
Stream flows into Ouse Mere Lode
Billingborough crossroads 52°53′35″N 0°22′34″W / 52.89308°N 0.37610°W / 52.89308; -0.37610 (Billingborough crossroads) TF093340 Billingborough road, Folkingham
Folkingham road, Billingborough.
Stow Green 52°54′08″N 0°22′29″W / 52.902246°N 0.374673°W / 52.902246; -0.374673 (Stow Green) TF094351 Site of Stow Fair.
Site of Anglo-Saxon nunnery.
Threekinghham crossroads 52°54′51″N 0°22′38″W / 52.914059°N 0.377324°W / 52.914059; -0.377324 (Threekinghham crossroads) TF092364 Modern A52 crosses Modern Mareham Lane.
Mareham House 52°55′43″N 0°22′45″W / 52.92864°N 0.379285°W / 52.92864; -0.379285 (Mareham House) TF090380 Road junction at Spanby
Bend 52°58′51″N 0°23′14″W / 52.980883°N 0.387184°W / 52.980883; -0.387184 (Bend) TF083438 Northern end of Roman alignment on OS map.
Modern road deviates, and Roman Alignment becomes unclear.
Corner 52°59′21″N 0°23′28″W / 52.989179°N 0.391002°W / 52.989179; -0.391002 (Corner) TF081447 Modern Mareham road turns left.
This different alignment continues toward the old ford at Sleaford as a footpath.
Parish boundary 52°59′31″N 0°23′35″W / 52.992037°N 0.392937°W / 52.992037; -0.392937 (Parish boundary) TF079450 Modified alignment continues past modern Mareham Lane as parish boundary
Public footpath alongside.
Sleaford level crossing 52°59′43″N 0°24′31″W / 52.995258°N 0.408493°W / 52.995258; -0.408493 (Sleaford level crossing) TF069453 End of modern road called Mareham Lane at Sleaford level crossing.
cropmark 52°59′05″N 0°23′10″W / 52.984625°N 0.386017°W / 52.984625; -0.386017 (cropmark) TF084442 Possible continuation of straight alignment after the bend[5]
cropmark 52°59′50″N 0°23′08″W / 52.997205°N 0.385548°W / 52.997205; -0.385548 (cropmark) TF084456 Well-founded discovery of Roman road not on expected alignment.[6]
Ruskington 53°02′16″N 0°23′19″W / 53.037701°N 0.388510°W / 53.037701; -0.388510 (Ruskington) TF081501 Well-founded discovery of Roman road to south of Ruskington, on public footpath.[7]
Speculative northern continuation from Sleaford to Lincoln

See also

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References

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  1. ^ RR260: Margary, Ivan Donald (1973). Roman roads in Britain. J. Baker. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-212-97001-8.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Roman Road RR260 Bourne to Lincoln via Sleaford (1061192)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Roman Road RR262 Sleaford to Lincoln via Bracebridge Heath (1061215)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. ^ Margary, Ivan Donald. Roman roads in Britain.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Cropmark near bend in the road (1044205)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Cropmark to east of original alignment (1049491)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Cropmark on Footpath near Ruskington (1049494)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  • Whitwell, J B (1992). Roman Lincolnshire. The Society of Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. ISBN 0-902668-16-1.
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