Are any Roman roads still visible in the Shropshire landscape?
In Shropshire, three Roman routes can be followed today. The map on the right shows the position of these roads. The first is Watling Street which linked Wroxeter with Redhill (Uxacoma) and Pencridge (Pennocrucium) and then onto London along the route now known as the A5. From Wroxeter Watling Street ran north-west towards Whitchurch where it divided. The North-west route continued onto Chester and the Wirral, while the North-east division crossed the Mersey and continued as the West coast road. To the south of Shrewsbury is a second road which crosses the River Severn near Montgomery. This was known as Forden Gaer. The third road is Watling Street West which from Wroxeter ran to Kenchester via Leintwardine and on to Usk in South Wales.
