Fen Causeway or the Fen Road is the modern name for a

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that runs between

Denver, Norfolk Denver is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Great Ouse, approximately 1 mile (2 km) south of the small town of Downham Market, 14 miles (22 km) south of the larger town of ...

in the east and

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

in the west.Phillips, C.W. ''The Fenland in Roman Times''.

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(1970). Its path covers , passing

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and Eldernell (near

Whittlesey Whittlesey (also Whittlesea) is a market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesey is east of Peterborough. The population of the parish was 16,058 at the 2011 Census. History and architecture W ...

) before joining the major Roman north–south route

Ermine Street Ermine Street is a major Roman road in England that ran from London (''Londinium'') to Lincoln (''Lindum Colonia'') and York (''Eboracum''). The Old English name was ''Earninga Strǣt'' (1012), named after a tribe called the ''Earningas'', ...

west of modern-day

. It provided a link from the north and west of England to

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. It is possible that the route continued east of Denver to meet

Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath that passes through Suffolk and Norfolk, England. Route The Peddars Way is 46 miles (74 km) long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was n ...

Castle Acre Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Nar some north of the town of Swaffham. It is east of the town of King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and ...

, but the evidence for this is less certain. The road is thought to have been raised above the marshy fens using gravel, with a width of up to . Towards its western end it is close to the Bronze Age route across

Flag Fen Flag Fen, east of Peterborough, Pryor 2005. p. 9. England, is a Bronze Age site which was constructed about 3500 years ago and consists of more than 60,000 timbers arranged in five very long rows, creating a wooden causeway (around 1 km lo ...

. At that archaeological site, which is open to visitors, a section through the Roman Road can be seen.

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