Today's Route
Many sections of the Fosse Way form parts of modern roads and lanes, and parish, district or county boundaries.
Several place names on the route have the suffix -cester or -chester, which is from the Latin castra meaning military camp. Some settlements are named after the road itself, such as Fosse-, or -on-Fosse, while others have a more generic form, such as Street, Strete, -le-Street, Stratton, Stretton, Stratford, and Stretford, from the Latin strata, meaning paved road. The route runs from 50°44′N 3°29′W / 50.73°N 3.48°W / 50.73; -3.48 in Exeter to 53°14′N 0°32′W / 53.23°N 0.54°W / 53.23; -0.54 in Lincoln.
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