# Mareham Lane

Mareham Lane is an unclassified road between Graby and Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 10.6 miles (17.1 km) long.

## The Roman Road

For most of its length Mareham Lane follows the route of a minor Roman road, and the name is also used for that Roman road from Bourne to the original ford at Sleaford and perhaps on to Lincoln (Lindum Colonia).

## Margary numbers

Ivan Margary allocated the following Margary numbers in his classification scheme:
* RR260 Bourne-Sleaford
* RR262 Sleaford-Bracebridge Heath
* Beacon Hill farm on Mareham Lane
* Mareham Lane near Scredington
* Ford just north of Graby
* Roman Alignment through cornfield

## Route details

| Point | Coordinates (Links to map resources) | OS Grid Ref | Notes |
| Footpath to Cawthorpe | 52°46′53″N 0°22′37″W﻿ / ﻿52.78136°N 0.37688°W﻿ / 52.78136; -0.37688﻿ (Footpath to Cawthorpe) | TF095216 | King street deviates from modern A15, to go through Stainfield to Ancaster. Start of Roman Mareham Lane |
| Old Beck culvert | 52°49′59″N 0°22′56″W﻿ / ﻿52.833°N 0.382338°W﻿ / 52.833; -0.382338﻿ (Old Beck culvert) | TF090273 | Bottom of Windmill Hill, Rippingale. Start of linear Roman alignment on OS map |
| Layby at Graby | 52°50′45″N 0°22′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.84589°N 0.379076°W﻿ / 52.84589; -0.379076﻿ (Layby at Graby) | TF092288 | Modern A15 straightened in the late 20th century. Roman alignment continues into lay-by |
| Footpath to Graby Lane | 52°50′52″N 0°22′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.8479°N 0.37839°W﻿ / 52.8479; -0.37839﻿ (Footpath to Graby Lane) | TF093290 | Roman alignment continues across field as public footpath |
| Graby Lane | 52°51′06″N 0°22′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.85179°N 0.376201°W﻿ / 52.85179; -0.376201﻿ (Graby Lane) | TF094294 | End of footpath. Start of Modern Mareham Lane |
| Ford | 52°51′33″N 0°22′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.85909°N 0.375624°W﻿ / 52.85909; -0.375624﻿ (Ford) | TF094303 | |
| Dry Ford | 52°53′28″N 0°22′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.891069°N 0.375180°W﻿ / 52.891069; -0.375180﻿ (Dry Ford) | TF094338 | Seasonally intermittent Stream, sometimes appears across road. Stream flows into Ouse Mere Lode |
| Billingborough crossroads | 52°53′35″N 0°22′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.89308°N 0.37610°W﻿ / 52.89308; -0.37610﻿ (Billingborough crossroads) | TF093340 | Billingborough road, Folkingham Folkingham road, Billingborough. |
| Stow Green | 52°54′08″N 0°22′29″W﻿ / ﻿52.902246°N 0.374673°W﻿ / 52.902246; -0.374673﻿ (Stow Green) | TF094351 | Site of Stow Fair. Site of Anglo-Saxon nunnery. |
| Threekinghham crossroads | 52°54′51″N 0°22′38″W﻿ / ﻿52.914059°N 0.377324°W﻿ / 52.914059; -0.377324﻿ (Threekinghham crossroads) | TF092364 | Modern A52 crosses Modern Mareham Lane. |
| Mareham House | 52°55′43″N 0°22′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.92864°N 0.379285°W﻿ / 52.92864; -0.379285﻿ (Mareham House) | TF090380 | Road junction at Spanby |
| Bend | 52°58′51″N 0°23′14″W﻿ / ﻿52.980883°N 0.387184°W﻿ / 52.980883; -0.387184﻿ (Bend) | TF083438 | Northern end of Roman alignment on OS map. Modern road deviates, and Roman Alignment becomes unclear. |
| Corner | 52°59′21″N 0°23′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.989179°N 0.391002°W﻿ / 52.989179; -0.391002﻿ (Corner) | TF081447 | Modern Mareham road turns left. This different alignment continues toward the old ford at Sleaford as a footpath. |
| Parish boundary | 52°59′31″N 0°23′35″W﻿ / ﻿52.992037°N 0.392937°W﻿ / 52.992037; -0.392937﻿ (Parish boundary) | TF079450 | Modified alignment continues past modern Mareham Lane as parish boundary Public footpath alongside. |
| Sleaford level crossing | 52°59′43″N 0°24′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.995258°N 0.408493°W﻿ / 52.995258; -0.408493﻿ (Sleaford level crossing) | TF069453 | End of modern road called Mareham Lane at Sleaford level crossing. |
| cropmark | 52°59′05″N 0°23′10″W﻿ / ﻿52.984625°N 0.386017°W﻿ / 52.984625; -0.386017﻿ (cropmark) | TF084442 | Possible continuation of straight alignment after the bend |
| cropmark | 52°59′50″N 0°23′08″W﻿ / ﻿52.997205°N 0.385548°W﻿ / 52.997205; -0.385548﻿ (cropmark) | TF084456 | Well-founded discovery of Roman road not on expected alignment. |
| Ruskington | 53°02′16″N 0°23′19″W﻿ / ﻿53.037701°N 0.388510°W﻿ / 53.037701; -0.388510﻿ (Ruskington) | TF081501 | Well-founded discovery of Roman road to south of Ruskington, on public footpath. Speculative northern continuation from Sleaford to Lincoln |