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The Romans Roads
Iknield Street
ran through what
is now Church
Hill.
Not many people know that the remains of a Roman Road goes through Church
Hill. It runs from Moons Moat First School and past the church near the YMCA,
where it becomes a footpath. Then it goes north to join the Icknield Street Road.
From Roman times, this was a main road. Heavy wagons, pulled by oxen travelled
along here, while horses or mules carried vegetables, bricks, meat, wines, anything
they needed and above all, salt from Droitwich. Sometimes Roman soldiers could
be seen, marching north from their fort at Alcester.
Iknield Street
today.
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