TEESDAIE PLACE-NAMES. 175 



The Roman road called The Street, or The High Street, extends 

 through the district chosen, from West Layton, near Gilling, 

 hy way of Rokeby to Eowes, and thence to Brough, in West- 

 morland, about five miles west of the limit of our district. 



The great Eoman north road, or Watling Street, forms the 

 eastern boundary of the Upper Teesdale district of this paper. 



The stations and camps along the road, from east to west, in 

 the above district, are as follows : — 



1. Green Brough, near l!^ewsham Grange. See Bueg, Buey. 



2. Station at Greta Bridge, near Rokeby. The remains are 

 traceable, the high road running through it, but it is not named 

 in the Itinerary of Antoninus. It is five miles east from Bowes. 



3. Lavatrse — Bowes, anciently Boghes. There was doubtless 

 a place here for bathing or washing. It is the Lavatres of the 

 Notitia Imperii, and, curiously, there is an adjoining stream still 

 called The Laver. Whitaker's Hist, of Richm. 



4. A Camp, west of the Spitals on Stainmore, at an elevation 

 of 1468 feet. 



5. A large Fort, east of Palliard, sauth of Beldoo Moss, 

 beyond which the next station westward is Brough. 



Prom Barnard Castle to Auckland no stations are marked on 

 Map C. III. S. W. Durham, 103. 



On the Roman road from south to north Pierce Bridge is the 

 only station on the above may. 



Stobgeeen. 



A green spot, with stobs, or posts ; perhaps surrounded by 

 them; K.-^. stoc. See Green. 



Stockbee. 



A.-S. stoc, stick, stock, stob, and Icel. l<Br, a house. House 

 on piles, or surrounded by palisading. Comp. Stockholm. See 

 Bee, 



Stone. 



Icel. steinn, 'stone; Suio-Goth, sten, ant. stain; Ulph. stains; 



