Peddars Way

Peddars Way
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Peddars Way is a 74 km (46 mi) long-distance path following a Roman road from Knettishall Heath in Suffolk to Holme-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. Its remarkably straight alignment reflects Roman military engineering, though it may predate the Romans as a prehistoric trackway linked to the Icknield Way. The route passes Castle Acre with its medieval priory and Norman castle earthworks, and intersected Roman installations including a fort at Brettenham and the Saxon Shore fort at Brancaster. Today it forms part of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail.

TypeRoad/avenue/trackway
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates52.7200° N, 0.6786° E

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