London To Lewes Way (Roman Road)

London To Lewes Way (Roman Road)

The London to Lewes Way is a 71 kilometres (44 mi) long Roman road between Watling Street at Peckham and Lewes in Sussex. The road passes through Beckenham and West Wickham, then crosses the North Downs above Titsey, on the county boundary between Surrey and Kent, and is overlain by Edenbridge High Street. The road continues on this alignment onto the high ground of Ashdown Forest, where the more grassy vegetation on the silted up outer ditches contrasts very clearly with surrounding heather in aerial photographs, then descends through Piltdown to Lewes, linking with the Sussex Greensand Way at Barcombe Mills and with a network of roads at Lewes.

Read more about London To Lewes Way (Roman Road):  Dating Evidence, Design and Construction, Peckham To Blythe Hill Fields, Blythe Hill To Titsey, Titsey To Marlpit Hill, Marlpit Hill To Ashdown Forest, Camp Hill To Lewes, See Also

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