High Cross, Leicestershire

High Cross is the crossroads of the Roman Roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way in Leicestershire, England. It is located about a mile west of the village of Claybrooke Magna and was located in the hundred of Guthlaxton. It was the site of a Roman fort known as Venonis.

Related Topics:
Roman Road - Watling Street - Fosse Way - Leicestershire - England - Claybrooke Magna - Hundred - Guthlaxton

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In 2005, Watling Street is now a dual carriageway section of the A5, the southern part of the Fosse Way is a B road, and the northern route of the Fosse is now a track which forms a part of a long-distance path called the Leicestershire Round.

Related Topics:
Dual carriageway - A5 - Leicestershire Round

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