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Mareham Lane is a road in Lincolnshire, England. It stretches for about 10.6 miles (17.1 kilometers) between Graby and Sleaford. What makes this road special is that for most of its length, it follows the path of an ancient Roman road!

The Ancient Roman Road

Imagine a road built thousands of years ago by the Romans! Mareham Lane mostly follows one of these old Roman roads. This Roman road stretched from a town called Bourne all the way to Sleaford, where there was an old river crossing (a ford). It might even have continued further north to the city of Lincoln, which the Romans called Lindum Colonia. These roads were super important for the Romans to travel and move goods across Britain.

How Roman Roads are Classified

Historians like Ivan Margary have studied Roman roads and given them special numbers to help identify them. It's like a catalog for ancient roads! He gave these parts of the Roman road the following numbers:

  • RR260 Bourne-Sleaford
  • RR262 Sleaford-Bracebridge Heath
  • Aerial view of Beacon Hill farm, showing the route of Mareham Way through the fields. This aerial view is somewhat washed out because it was photographed through the side window of a light aircraft.

    Beacon Hill farm on Mareham Lane

  • General view of Mareham Lane on a sunny day, with a dense hedgerow on the right.

    Mareham Lane near Scredington

  • The road crosses a ford just north of Graby. This is an idylic view of the Lincolnshire countryside with the hedgerows and trees in full summer splendour and the Keck in bloom along the road verges.

    Ford just north of Graby

  • Roman Alignment between the bottom of the modern road and the layby on the A15

    Roman Alignment through cornfield

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