There is described a road gully for use in draining of road ways or the like. The gully is in the form of a cylindrical body which is closed at the lower end and which is provided with an outflow pipe extending from the side wall of the body in a radial direction. A passage is formed in the cylindrical body for communicating the body to the outflow pipe and which is provided with baffle means which extends below the low level of the outflow pipe to form a water trap. The outflow pipe, the body, and the baffle means are integrally formed from a one piece plastics material moulded.