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Port Way, Hampshire

Port Way (aka the Portway) is an ancient road that ran from Calleva Atrebatum (near Silchester, Hampshire) to Sorbiodunum (Old Sarum, Wiltshire). Both towns predated the Roman occupation of Britain, and it is possible that the road is pre-Roman in origin. The name "Port Way" is Anglo-Saxon in origin, referring to a road between market towns. The section to the south-east of Tadley, Hampshire runs through Pamber Forest and cannot be easily discerned on the ground. This section of the road within the council area of Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire).

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 51.342802,-1.1215787
Grid Reference: SU612607
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Council Area: Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire)
Civil Parish: Pamber CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 303943
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Port_Way,_Hampshire_303943

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