This is where the Romans crossed the river Humber at "Flashmire" North Lincolnshre. 1 of 13 images.
The Romans crossed the river Humber from here called "Flashmire". Winteringham haven North Lincolnshire. They marched up the now A15 and crossed over to Brough in Yorkshire and then on to York. Water levels? In those days the water levels were quite clearly much lower as can be proved by looking at sunken forest along the south shore at least of the Humber estuary. At Cleethorpes, a holiday resort just to the south, there are the stump remains of at least 40 mature trees about 200 metres out from the shore line and more trees are to be seen in south Lincolnshire. Clearly at one time the sea never came in as far as it does today. Also, at South Ferriby local archaeologists say that there is a large roman settlement site that is now well away from today's shoreline and deep under the Humber mud today. So, Romans and everyone else could easily cross the Humber at low tide. Ironically we now cross the Humber at almost the same place over the great Humber Bridge.
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Location: Winteringham. N E Lincolnshire. UK
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: archaeology., bridge, brough, crossing, history., humber, romans., travel., york., yorks
