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🏛️ Archaeologists Uncover Roman "Service Station" During Roadworks in Gloucester

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🏛️ Archaeologists Uncover Roman "Service Station" During Roadworks in Gloucester
A 2,000-year-old mutatio on Ermin Street


🕐 2 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 00:21
📋 Fast Facts
  • Roman roadside settlement (mutatio) discovered during A417 roadworks near Gloucester
  • Located on Ermin Street, a major Roman road connecting Gloucester and Cirencester
  • Site dates to approximately 2,000 years ago during Roman Britain
  • Hundreds of artifacts recovered including coins, pottery, animal bones, shoes, brooches, and personal items

During major roadworks on the A417 near Gloucester, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman roadside settlement that ...

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