Portway

Portway

The Portway was a Roman road running from London to Weymouth, via Silchester ("Calleva Atrebatum"), Salisbury/Old Sarum ("Sorviodunum") and Dorchester ("Durnovaria").

Several place names on the route have the suffix -cester or -chester, which is from the Latin "castra" meaning military camp.

The road can still be found in many places; one section that can be walked is between Gussage All Saints and Badbury Rings. The A354 at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset runs along its course for a short while.


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