Buckland (“æt Boclande”): its Ancient Highway and the Roman Road (“stræte”) Near It

This is the story, pieced together from Saxon charters, of two roads both of which are described as “stræte” which means Roman roads. They both go to Oxford (“Oxnaforda”) and go in parallel at one point. One is a classic straight Roman road, the other is a ridgeway that, if we are to believe the Saxons, has been Romanised (ie, paved). I also discuss the charter of Pusey (“æt Cern”) These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past. But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches. #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #ridgeway #romanroads #pusey