Fossway

Fossway [fr. fossus, Lat., digged], one of the four ancient Roman ways through England. Trevisa describes it thus: 'The first and gretest of the foure weyes is called fosse, and stretches oute of the southe into the north, and begynneth from the corner of Cornwaille, and passeth forth by Devenshyre, by Somersete, and forth besides Tetbury, pon Cotteswold, besides Coventre, unto Leycester, and so forth by wylde pleynes towards Newerke, and endeth at Lincoln.'-Polychron. 1. 1, c. xiv.