BETWEEN MANCHESTER AND RIBCHESTER. 15 
bourhood of Bury, they appear both to have been 
lost when they got so far from home as we are at 
present. For be it known to all whom it may 
concern, the Roman road did not pass near Bell- 
thorn Moor above Darwen, but through Lower 
Darwen itself, where it still may be seen at this 
day. Nor to the east of Blackburn, but through 
it, being most satisfactorily to be traced up to 
Blackburn on this side of it, and as we will now 
show, from it on the other side. 
Leaving Blackburn near St. John’s church, and 
ascending the grounds in the same direction on 
this side of the town, as we approached it on the 
other, we soon fall in with the remains of the 
Roman road, first as a slightly elevated white 
ridge in the third or fourth field from the town, 
and then as a bold ridge as it approaches Revidge. 
Here the first house of the village stands upon 
the line. The road then crosses Revidge lane, 
runs along the meadow on the opposite side, but 
scarcely discernible, passes under some houses at 
the top of the meadow, and in the corner of the 
next field appears distinct and almost perfect. 
Again crossing Revidge lane it descends to Bug- 
gart’s barn, but no traces here remain. While 
looking about here, we were much struck by ob- 
