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The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland

THE GREAT NORTH ROAD

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LONDON TO YORK

MILES

Islington (the “Angel”) 1¼

Highgate Archway 4¼

East End, Finchley 5¾

Brown’s Wells, Finchley Common (“Green Man”) 7

Whetstone 9¼

Greenhill Cross 10¼

Barnet 11¼

Hadley Green 12

Ganwick Corner (“Duke of York”) 13

Potter’s Bar 14¼

Little Heath Lane 15¼

Bell Bar (“Swan”) 17¼

Hatfield 19¾

Stanborough 21½

Lemsford Mills (cross River Lea) 22¼

Digswell Hill (cross River Mimram) 23¼

Welwyn 25¼

Woolmer Green 27¼

Broadwater 29½

Stevenage 31½

Graveley 33½

Baldock 37½

Biggleswade (cross River Ivel) 45¼

Lower Codicote 46¾

Beeston Cross (cross River Ivel) 48¼

Girlford 49¼

Tempsford (cross River Ouse) 51

Wyboston 54

Eaton Socon 55¼

Cross Hall 56¾

Diddington 60

Buckden 61¼

Brampton Hut 63¾

Alconbury 66¼

Alconbury Weston 67

Alconbury Hill (“Wheatsheaf”) 68

Sawtry St. Andrews 71½

Stilton 75½

Norman Cross 76

Kate’s Cabin 79½

Water Newton 81¼

Sibson 82

Stibbington (cross River Nene) 83¾

Wansford 84

Stamford Baron (cross River Welland) 89

Stamford 89½

Great Casterton 91½

Stretton 96

Greetham (“New Inn”) 97½

North Witham (“Black Bull”) 100½

Colsterworth 102½

Great Ponton 106¾

Spitalgate Hill 109¾

Grantham 110¼

Great Gonerby 112

Foston 116

Long Bennington 118¼

Shire Bridge (cross Shire Dyke) 120½

Balderton (cross River Devon) 122¼

Newark (cross River Trent) 124½

South Muskham 127

North Muskham 128

Cromwell 130

Carlton-on-Trent 131½

Sutton-on-Trent 133

Weston 134¾

Scarthing Moor 135½

Tuxford 137¾

West Markham 139½

Markham Moor 140½

Gamston (cross Chesterfield Canal) 141½

Retford (cross River Idle) 145

Barnby Moor 148

Torworth 149½

Ranskill 150¼

Scrooby 152

Bawtry 153½

Rossington Bridge (cross River Tome) 157¾

Tophall 158¾

Doncaster (cross River Don) 162¼

Bentley 164

Owston 167¾

Askerne (cross River Went) 169¼

Whitley (cross Knottingley and Goole Canal) 174

Whitley Bridge 175

Chapel Haddlesey (cross River Aire) 175½

Burn (cross Selby Canal) 179¼

Brayton 180¾

Selby (cross River Ouse) 182¼

Barlby 183¾

Riccall 186

Escrick 189¼

Deighton 190½

Gate Fulford 195

York 196¾

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