The Long Lane, Derbyshire

The Long Lane is the medieval and modern name for a Roman road that ran almost due west from Derventio, the Roman fort and vicus in the suburbs of modern Derby, through Derbyshire to Rocester and Draycott in the Moors [1]. From there it continued through Staffordshire to Chesterton near Newcastle-under-Lyme, ultimately reaching Middlewich (Latin Salinae), providing easy access to the important Roman city of Chester [1]. The road was part of a transport route connecting Roman settlements in the English Midlands [2] [3] [4].