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Ermine Street was the Saxon name of a road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York. It was named for a group called the Earningas, who inhabited an area that is now in Cambridgeshire. It is now sometimes called the Old North Road. It followed the route of an earlier, longer Roman road, begun in 43 AD, that ran from Chichester to York.

The section of Ermine Street from London to Royston, Hertfordshire is now part of the A10. At this point it crosses the Icknield Way. From Royston to Huntingdon its route is now the A1198 road. The section from Huntingdon to Colsterworth is now part of the A1.

1 See also

2 External Links

http://www.magicjon.fsnet.co.uk/ermine.htm
Map of Roman roads in Britain - Very large map; opens in separate window.

3 References

I. D. Margary, Roman Roads in Britain (3rd ed. 1973)

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