The Roman road from Silchester to Bath connected Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) with Aquae Sulis (Bath) via Spinae (Speen), Cunetio (near Marlborough) and Verlucio (near Sandy Lane).[1] The road was a significant route for east–west travel and military logistics in south-east England during the 1st to 5th centuries.
Parts of its route were subsequently followed by earthworks that are presumed to form part of Wansdyke.[2] During the Middle Ages, the road was used by drovers, as well as by merchants and travellers.
Margary numbered the road as 53.[3] Portions of the Roman road are extant, while in other places all apparent vestiges are absent from view. In the early 19th century, Colt-Hoare surveyed and mapped its course from Overton Down (west of Marlborough) to Bath; the rest was only known in isolated sections until a study by Hugh Toller was published in 2013.[4]
51°21′32″N 1°01′54″W / 51.359°N 1.0318°W
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